. >> the fbi raided several properties in oakland today, including the home of mayor shang tao. the fbi confirmed their agents are conducting a court authorized investigation, but they couldn't say any more. fbi agents were seen coming in and out of the mayor's house. the mayor's home on maiden lane was among flotions raided today, ong with three properties affiliated with the dong family, who owns the waste management company california waste soluti. we spoke with a witns anretired detective who traveled from southern california to visit with the new police chief, floyd mitchell. >> the federal government doesn't force or obtain warrants into one's residence without probable cause. >> an anonymous witness outside one of the properties tied to the dong family says he heard bangs around 440 this morning and saw guns drawn. the witness says he saw two people in custody, a middle aged man and a young woman. for more insight on what could potentially happen next. earlier today at four, we spoke with legal analyst jessica levinson. >> it's not even a charging document. what would hap

three days after mayor shang tao's house was raided by the fbi, many oakland residents remain angry and wondering where their mayor is. new. tonight, at a rally in oakland, community members demanding accountability. ktvu zac sos joins us live tonight from oakland with the story. zach >> yeah. mike. since that fbi raid, mayor tao she has not been seen in public once today, demonstrators criticizing her for her absence as they say, the city is facing high crime and a budget crisis. >> this qingtao where shang tao where shengtao demonstrators outside oakland city hall sunday asking that question following an fbi raid of mayor shang tao's home this week. she's in hiding with our money. she is not here for the people we expect her to be here when there are 15 people getting shot and stabbed a few days ago, and the mayor is absent. the mayor is not doing her job. >> tao not seen publicly since the federal raid and in the days following a juneteenth mass shooting at lake merritt, shang needs to resign immediately. also raided by the fbi, properties tied to the politically connected duong fami

two more fallout following the fbi raid on oakland mayor shang tao's home tonight, a former staffer speaking out as the mayor's attorney, she says that tao has nothing to hide. >> i have no information that she's the target of any investigation. >> i was more like, finally, finally, the truth is going to come out and everything is going to be revealed. >> two very different stories from mayor shang tao's attorney and her former chief of staff. good evening. this friday, i'm cristina rendon, and i'm alex savage. >> several questions still remain tonight as the mayor is at the center of a federal investigation. fbi agents searched tao's home yesterday, and the properties of the politically connected duong family, owners of the company that runs the city's recycling program. the fbi says no arrests were made. tao's last public appearance was on wednesday. she did not appear at a scheduled event with other regional mayors yesterday morning as her home was being raided. tao has not been charged with a crime, and her attorney says she is cooperating with federal investigators. ktvu is amber lee jo

oakland mayor shang tao delivered a speech full of defiance, anger, emotion and blame. she took no questions on her attorney's advice. >> i have done nothing wrong. i am confident that i will not be charged with a crime because i am innocent. my role as your mayor continues the federal raid and the furor it caused her household is top of her mind. >> she directly accused the media of fanning the flames and bending the facts. >> i want to know how the tv cameras knew to show up on my sleepy residential street. so early in the morning to capture footage of the raid. she's prepared for legal warfare. i want to know what probable cause the fbi has. what evidence have they collected that justifies raiding the home of a city mayor? >> tao talked about her enemies. >> i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont who are #### bent on running me out of office. we now have an active recall campaign that is a waste of time and public resources. >> it obviously wears on her. >> i was born poor in america, and that teaches you a lot abou

now three days later, no answers yet from the fbi and no direct response from mayor shang tao. but as you can imagine, people are talking. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard heard from those who want answers and accountability. >> mayor shengtao, come out, talk directly to the people. >> tuan know from asians. unite says oakland's mayor is meo missing an office? >> we don't know where the mayor is. the mayor needs to come out and be accountable and answer the people. >> his organization is planning a rally sunday night outside oakland city hall following a raid by federal agents at mayor tao's oakland home and other locations connected to california. waste solutions agents were seen taking boxes of evidence away, sources tell abc seven news. it's connected to an alleged public corruption case. >> we want to hear from her. we want to her to answer all questions and have transparency tsay on what is going on, not hide behind lawyers. >> we don't have any information that indicates that mayor tao is the target of the investigation. >> attorney tony brass now represents the embattl

umma, like you say, even at this hour, we haven't seen or heard anything from oakland mayor shang tao. i've been on the phone, texting, calling her office, various staffers, all of them. radio silence, news of this raid, though, has shocked the oakland community and many members here demanding answers from the missing mayor. >> clean house, clean house protesters gathered outside the home of oakland mayor shang tao thursday afternoon, demanding her resignation after an fbi raid of the house early in the morning. >> while the official cause of the raid is still unknown, sources tell abc seven news it's a political corruption case involving tao and some of her supporters. law enforcement also raiding at least three other spots thursday, including the offices of california waste solutions, a company that was under investigation for funneling money through straw donors to council members. >> i was shocked, just as everybody else outside tao's house, tuan noh says he thinks the mayor avoiding the public is making matters worse. >> he believes that what oakland needs now more than ever is t

and some of oakland mayor oakland mayor shang tao's biggest critics say she is unfit to run the city.clean house, clean house, clean house, clean house, clean house and that's the protests we mentioned just a moment ago. >> yesterday, people against the mayor in office stood outside her house on maiden lane just hours after federal agents raided her home. many were holding signs that said resign or recall. >> our mayor has failed us. we are here to demand that she resign and stop embarrassing herself. and further embarrassing the city of oakland and further damaging the city of oakland. >> of their many critiques, these people say oakland mayor, the oakland mayor has already failed to crack down on crime. >> it is bad. it is bad. and it can be better if we get good leaders with honesty, integrity. >> earlier this week, the organizers of the campaign to recall mayor tao said they'd gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. it would be the first mayoral recall in oakland history. >> we talked to a legal analyst who says prior to the raid, a warrant would have to be approved

know about the investigation so far. >> yeah, well, we saw fbi agents going in and out of mayor shang tao's home yesterday morning carrying boxes and bags from inside the home. the fbi has been tight lipped, though, about this investigation. only telling us that they were conducting, quote, court authorized law enforcement activity. tao's home was not the only location raided yesterday, with the irs and the postal service involved as well. there are at least three other locations being investigated, all associated with the dong family. so who are people in the dong family? well, they own the recycling company cal waste solutions. there's a photo of the family from the cal waste website. the company is oakland's official recycling collector and the cal waste office on the embarcadero was raided yesterday. the dong family is heavily involved in politics and fundraising for politicians in both state and local government. they also helped sponsor and plan tao's trip to vietnam last summer to promote trade through the vietnamese american business association. two homes belonging to the family we

plus, they're shang tao. >> where? shang tao where shang tao. >> that's the question. efforts to remove her from office following the fbi raid on her home. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for waking up with us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook and good morning i'm dave clark. >> monday morning june 24th steve paulson. everybody's waiting to hear how warm it may be for some of us. >> well, 90s inland, but 60s, 70s by the bay will start, though, with a tropical update because there isn't any, which is extremely rare here. this is a long stretch now for the pacific and the quiet for the central. that includes hawaii and also the eastern. so that would be, you know, cabo san lucas, if you're thinking about that. and even the atlantic, there is nothing going on now. it makes sense for us because we're going into la nina, which is colder ocean temps down there. but for the atlantic, you know, i mean, you know, it's been hype city, but so far pretty quiet 40s, 50s on the temps here. we have a few high clouds maybe to the sou

fbi raid of oakland mayor shang tao's home. her chief has quit just one day after the mayor and her attorney parted ways. >> the first thing you need to do as mayor is exude confidence. you need to let your residents know that you're on top of it, that you got this right. now, residents in oakland are not feeling that. >> good evening everyone. i'm heather holmes and i'm mike mibach. >> this latest shakeup comes as the mayor criticized the federal investigation that she alleges is a conspiracy against her. ktvu henry lee has been working the story. he joins us here in studio. very fluid situation. this one. yeah, indeed. >> mike and heather, this seems like not a day can go by without some new revelation involving mayor tao, her office and this ongoing federal investigation that has now cost her two advisors turmoil at oakland city hall after an attorney for embattled mayor sheng tao and now her chief spokesman both parted ways with the mayor in the wake of an fbi raid at her home and her defiant speech in response to that sear

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while they say the city is facing high crime and a budget crisis where shengtao wears shang tao, where shengtao demonstrators outside oakland city hall sunday asking that question following an fbi raid of mayor shang tao's home this week. >> she's in hiding with our money, she is not here for the people we expect her to be here when there are 15 people getting shot and stabbed a few days ago, and the mayor is absent and the mayor is not doing her job. >> tao not seen publicly since the federal raid and in the days following a juneteenth mass shooting at lake merritt, shang needs to resign immediately. also raided by the fbi, properties tied to the politically connected duong family, the duong's owners and operators of cal waste, which runs the city's recycling program, the company denying any wrongdoing and so far no arrests or charges have been filed by investigators. friday an attorney for tao saying he believes the mayor is not the target of the ongoing investigation. >> she is and has always been ready, willing and able to answer questions and ready, willing and able to cooperate i

agents hit several locations, including mayor shang tao's home. more than a dozen agents were there for more than four hours. we watched as they carried out boxes of plastic tubs and trash bags and quickly left without comment. nina medina happened to be staying in the neighborhood with friends. she's president of the national latino peace officers association here for a meeting with the new oakland police chief. >> the federal government doesn't force or obtain warrants into one's residence without probable cause. and when it rises, in my experience, to the level of the federal government, you're talking about some significant, issues. >> fbi agents also hit the offices of california waste solutions. we spotted the irs there back in 2020. their company founders were under investigation by the public ethics commission for funneling money through straw donors to council members. we have reached out to the mayor's office yesterday and again today. our calls and emails have gone unanswered. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you. l

oakland mayor shang tao delivered a speech full of defiance, anger, emotion and blame. she took no questions on her attorney's advice. >> i have done nothing wrong. i am confident that i will not be charged with a crime because i am innocent. my role as your mayor continues the federal raid and the furor it caused. >> her household is top of her mind. she directly accused the media of fanning the flames and bending the facts. >> i want to know how the tv cameras knew to show up on my sleepy residential street so early in the morning to capture footage of the raid she's prepared for legal warfare. i want to know what probable cause the fbi has. what evidence have they collected that justifies raiding the home of a city? >> mayor tao talked about her enemies. >> i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont who are #### bent on running me out of office. we now have an active recall campaign that is a waste of time and public resources. >> it obviously wears on her. >> i was born poor in america, and that teaches you a lot about

and more fallout for oakland mayor shang tao as another member of her team announces their resignation. >> this is ktvu fox two news at 730, and just after the mayor heavily criticized the fbi raid into her home earlier today, her chief spokesman announced he was stepping away. >> thanks for joining me tonight. i'm crystal bailey. this comes just one day after she and her attorney parted ways yesterday. ktvu henry lee joins us in studio. henry, you've been following along this with an investigation. what have you learned? yeah. >> crystal seems like a day can't go by without some new revelation involving mayor tao. her office in this ongoing federal investigation that has now cost her two advisers. turmoil at oakland city hall after an attorney for embattled mayor sheng tao and now her chief spokesman, both parted ways with the mayor in the wake of an fbi raid at her home and her defiant speech in response to that search. >> when a mayor gets fired by her attorney and her communications director in the same day, it's not exuding a place of confidence. >> ktvu was first to report france

and their biggest question is where is mayor shang tao? >> say something to the city of oakland. just come out and say, you know, this is under control. what's going on? just say something to us. so at least we know that you have our back or something. just say something. don't hide you know, she got to be open. >> if she's a public figure, she's got to let us know for the voters to. we want to know. that's why she's in office. >> tuan knows. says there was silence from the mayor when 15 people were shot at lake merritt after a juneteenth celebration on wednesday. his organization now calling for tao to step down. >> we are calling for her to resign because it's been a series of failures under her administration in oakland, cornell bernard, abc seven news. >> this is clearly an ongoing investigation and we are going to stay on top of it. so stay with abc seven to learn the latest about what's happening with the mayor and how it will affect the city of oakland. we will continue to update abc seven news.com and the bay area app. a chaotic night in vallejo ended with four people sho

. >> since the federal raids at oakland, mayor shang tao's home on maiden lane and three other locationsthursday, she has not been seen publicly on this friday night, her attorney, anthony brass, tells me she has offered to speak with federal investigators next week. >> she is and has always been ready, willing and able to answer questions and ready, willing and able to cooperate. late in this investigation, the fbi had never approached her. this is the first she knows of the investigation. >> i wasn't surprised at all. you know, i was more like, finally, finally, the truth is going to come out. >> rania webb says she served as tao's chief of staff when tao was a city council member until just after she was officially sworn in as mayor in december of 2022. she tells me one reason she resigned. the mayor told her to keep quiet. when webb accused the mayor's partner of promising jobs to unqualified people, and that the raid on the homes and offices associated with the dong family, owners of calloway's, a recycling company, also didn't come as a surprise. webb says the dong's donated a larg

those who want oakland mayor shang tao out of office are tonight offering her an option to avoid a recall. it comes just one day after the city clerk's office announced that the group has turned in enough verified signatures to get the recall on the ballot in november. now, recall organizers have this message for tao. >> please, mayor shengtao, resign now. resign now now. mayor tao and let november 5th be the election day for a new mayor. >> the city council will vote next month whether to finalize putting the recall on the november ballot. the mayor and a group opposed to the recall have not responded to abc seven news requests for comment. the state legislature pumped the brakes this week on the effort to allow san francisco and other cities to regulate self-driving vehicles. a bay area state senator pulled his bill after a committee proposed a series of amendments that he said would gut it. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about whether this is the end of the road. >> the fight over who controls self-driving taxis on city streets continues. >> st

former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, is now the lawyer representing oakland mayor shang tao in a federal investigation. early thursday morning, more than a dozen fbi agents raided mayor tao's home in oakland. four hours later, they hauled off boxes and bags of evidence. brass points out the warrants were for the address where tao li's not for mayor tao. >> specifically, it suggests that the information that they wanted, whether that information itself suggests criminality or is simply something that corroborates other information, was located there or on a device. >> the feds also targeted two homes related to the duong family. they own california waste solutions, a garbage recycling company that operates in the east bay and south bay. the dong's are also huge political donors, but the fact that it's our mayor, it's someone who's in leadership that who, you know, ousted the police chief. nina joyner is a small business owner in oakland. she says tao is innocent until proven guilty, but her concern is how this will play out in the court of public opinion, especially as mayor

the rally is being put together by the group called unite oakland united, to recall shang tao. they're frustrated with the mayor's handling of the budget crisis and public safety issues. mayor tao hasn't been seen publicly since the fbi raided her home in oakland last week, just one day after a mass shooting at lake merritt. >> she is not here for the people we expect her to be here when there are 15 people getting shot and stabbed a few days ago, and the mayor is absent. the mayor is not doing her job. >> again, that rally planned today will take place at 11 a.m. at frank ogawa plaza in downtown oakland in east san jose. >> today, hospital workers, firefighters and paramedics are rallying against the impending closure of a regional medical center's trauma center. these demonstrators are pushing for the state to intervene. the hospital's operator, hca healthcare, plans to close the trauma center in august, citing a drop in the number of patients. but organizers of today's rally say closing that facility would raise serious concerns about equity and access to health care. los ang

>> i'm at the oakland ballers game with oakland mayor shang tao, and just looking at how quickly thisame together. when you bet on oakland, look what happens right when you bet on oakland and you're a good partner. >> look what happens. you get results. >> yeah, they put $1.6 million into this ballpark. they took care of it. they even started before final approvals. they really did bet on oakland. and this is a space that can now be used by the community. so how heartening is it for you to see how quickly this came together? >> you know, a year and a half ago, i came into office as oakland's 51st mayor. there was the largest northern california encampment right across the street. this park wasn't even a park. it was not usable, you know? and so what we really did was we housed all the people who wanted the housing over across the street. now we're having affordable housing go up over 100 units. and this park, it is electric defying. look at this. this is our first home game. it is sold out. i mean, this is the most activated west oakland has been. and i am just so honored to be a part

those who want oakland mayor shang tao out of office are tonight offering her an option to avoid a recallit comes just one day after the city clerk's office announced that the group has turned in enough verified signatures to get the recall on the ballot in november. now, recall organizers have this message for tao. >> please, mayor shengtao, resign now. resign now now. mayor tao and let november 5th be the election day for a new mayor. >> the city council will vote next month whether to finalize putting the recall on the november ballot. the mayor and a group opposed to the recall have not responded to abc seven news requests for comment. the state legislature pumped the brakes this week on the effort to allow san francisco and other cities to regulate self-driving vehicles. a bay area state senator pulled his bill after a committee proposed a series of amendments that he said would gut it. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about whether this is the end of the road. >> the fight over who controls self-driving taxis on city streets continues. >> stat

it was announced by oakland mayor shang tao last month.sports entertainment group for $105 million. the group now hopes to redevelop that property with affordable housing and an entertainment and sports complex . they also hope to buy the other half interest that's owned by the oakland a's. well, a music festival is coming this weekend to san jose. it features a lineup of the hottest latin house djs. >> now, the city is expecting thousands of music fans down at discovery meadow park for that daytime rave. the event is hosted by social media influencers. san jose foos. the popular dj gordo will headline the show. in addition to good music, attendees will also be able to enjoy the taste of local food trucks and shop with the artist. >> brands go out to san francisco or outside of the bay area to find festivals like this. so it's amazing that it's going to be here because, i mean, there's going to be at least thousands of people. >> festival organizers expect a lot of our out of towners to come and attend the event as well, which could be a n

former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, is now the lawyer representing oakland mayor shang tao in a federal investigation. early thursday morning, more than a dozen fbi agents raided mayor tao's home in oakland. four hours later, they hauled off boxes and bags of evidence. brass points out the warrants were for the address where tao li's not for mayor tao. >> specifically, it suggests that the information that they wanted, whether that information itself suggests criminality or is simply something that corroborates other information, was located there or on a device. >> the feds also targeted two homes related to the duong family. they own california waste solutions, a garbage recycling company that operates in the east bay and south bay. the dong's are also huge political donors, but the fact that it's our mayor, it's someone who's in leadership that who, you know, ousted the police chief. nina joyner is a small business owner in oakland. she says tao is innocent until proven guilty, but her concern is how this will play out in the court of public opinion, especially as mayor

>> i'm at the oakland ballers game with oakland mayor shang tao, and just looking at how quickly this. when you bet on oakland, look what happens right when you bet on oakland and you're a good partner. >> look what happens. you get results. >> yeah, they put $1.6 million into this ballpark. they took care of it. they even started before final approvals. they really did bet on oakland. and this is a space that can now be used by the community. so how heartening is it for you to see how quickly this came together? >> you know, a year and a half ago, i came into office as oakland's 51st mayor. there was the largest northern california encampment right across the street. this park wasn't even a park. it was not usable, you know? and so what we really did was we housed all the people who wanted the housing over across the street. now we're having affordable housing go up over 100 units. and this park, it is electric defying. look at this. this is our first home game. it is sold out. i mean, this is the most activated west oakland has been. and i am just so honored to be a part of this equ

we're still following the very latest on the fbi investigation of oakland mayor shang tao. aid she will not step down despite the fbi raid on her home last week. and this morning , we're waiting to hear who will represent her after she and her first attorney broke up. they split ktvu james torres in the studio now to tell us more about what's happening with the mayor of oakland, james dave. >> good morning. well, right now it's a bit of a waiting game, at least in terms of the fbi investigation. the mayor herself saying she still doesn't know why federal agents entered her home or what they were looking for. those are details we learned yesterday during the mayor's first public appearance since fbi agents searched her home. they seized boxes full of property there and at least at three other properties. last thursday, mayor tao questioned the timing of the raid as it happened a day after the county said there were enough signatures for her recall effort to make the ballot, she called out unnamed former elected officials for committing crimes without investigation, and also s

recall proponents announced that they have enough certified signatures to put mayor shang tao on the recall ballot in november, resign and now mayor tao and let november 5th be the election day for a new mayor. resignation is unlikely. >> our next step is to get in mode for the election. >> we need to have a future for oakland businesses needs to thrive. come out, vote. speak. join us. we want to say enough. basta ya no mas, no more deflection from mayor tao. >> draw a circle around oakland saying money didn't come from inside that circle. so who does she represent? our money absolutely came from inside of that circle. >> recalls are always controversial, they're not always successful. >> regular tv contributor brian sobel is an expert in government relations banking and has held public office, alameda county and other counties in northern california have high rates of turnout, so i would expect in november there will be a very good turnout issues. firing a popular police chief, missing a deadline to reap millions from the state to protect small businesses from crime, a widespread bel

but mayor shang tao's former chief of staff tells me she watched juarez approach tao and andy duong at this campaign event in october 2022, asking for more money for the fliers. >> and that was the first time i ever saw mario, and i was like, what is he doing here? and he straight up said he needed $25,000 to finish that mail piece. and i walked away because i knew that they shouldn't even be dealing with that or talking about that type of stuff. >> webb tells me that andy duong, whose family owns california waste solutions, indicated he would take care of it and that he had already paid $50,000 for the project that violates spending limits, doesn't it? >> transparency laws, spending limits and others. >> since 2019, andy duong has been under investigation by the oakland public ethics commission , accused of using straw donors to funnel contributions to shengtao and other politicians to. wong's home was raided by the fbi on the same day as mayor tao's house. still no official details on that investigation. >> frankly, there's a lot of impropriety happening within government, within pol

recall proponents announced that they have enough certified signatures to put mayor shang tao on the in november, resigned and now mayor tao and let november 5th be the election day for a new mayor. resignation is unlikely. be. >> our next step is to get in mode for the election. >> we need to have a future for oakland businesses, needs to thrive. come out, vote, speak, join us. we want to say enough. basta ya no mas, no more deflections from mayor tao. >> draw a circle around oakland saying money didn't come from inside that circle. so who does she represent? our money? absolutely came from inside of that circle. >> recalls are always controversial, they're not always successful. >> regular tv contributor brian sobel is an expert in government relations banking and has held public office, alameda county and other counties in northern california have high rates of turnout, so i would expect in november there will be a very good turnout issues. firing a popular police chief, missing a deadline to reap millions from the state to protect small businesses from crime, a widespread belief

after the fbi raid of oakland mayor shang tao's home and her fiery response to what monday comes as the city is facing an extraordinary number of challenges. the big question many oakland residents have is, can the mayor handle it all? while facing legal trouble of her own? >> i think we should avoid a rush to judgment here. on the other hand, i think it is a bad time for the mayor to be distracted from all the city's problems. >> problems like crime, business closures and budget concerns. on monday came official word the hilton oakland airport will close in august after 56 years in business, in part because of economic challenges after the pandemic. and on sunday, taylor j. a clothing store in the rockridge district had its grand closing a month after this burglary. eight days before the fbi raid, tao stood with new oakland police chief floyd mitchell, whom she hired at his first news conference to discuss recent arrests. on monday, tao made her first remarks about the mass shooting on juneteenth that injured 15 people near lake merritt. >> i am sickened by the senseless acts of violen

mayor shang tao, resign nine you somewhat. we did reach out today to mayor tao for comment, but have not heard back. >> the oakland city council is expected to discuss the recall election at its meeting on july 2nd. >> coming up on ktvu news at 630. three people killed in two shootings in richmond. investigators trying to pin down any leads. >> also ahead, it's been two years since a man was attacked and killed at a park in newark. his killer never been found and his willie mays are coming to oracle park today to lay flowers at mays statue and share memories of the say, hey kid. mays died yesterday at the age of 93. oracle park will be open tomorrow starting at noon for tours and then for fans to watch the giants game against the cardinals at rickwood stadium in alabama. there will be a mays statue in center field and a memorial book to sign. >> willie mays quietly worked to better race relations and civil rights. he faced discrimination in san francisco in 1958 while purchasing a home in the primarily white sherwood forest nei

. >> more fallout tonight over the fbi raid of oakland mayor shang tao's home.er chief has quit just one day after the mayor and her attorney parted ways. >> the first thing you need to do as mayor is exude confidence. you need to let your residents know that you're on top of it, that you got this right. now, residents in oakland are not feeling that. >> good evening everyone. i'm heather holmes and i'm mike mibach. >> this latest shakeup comes as the mayor criticized the federal investigation that she alleges is a conspiracy against her. ktvu henry lee has been working the story. he joins us here in studio. very fluid situation. this one. yeah, indeed. >> mike and heather, this seems like not a day can go by without some new revelation involving mayor tao, her office and this ongoing federal investigation that has now cost her two advisors turmoil at oakland city hall after an attorney for embattled mayor sheng tao and now her chief spokesman both parted ways with the mayor in the wake of an fbi raid at her home and

mayor shang tao spent wednesday morning in san francisco at a meeting of the metropolitan transportation commission. tao, who serves as a commissioner on the body's board, took time to vote on several measures during the meeting following a news conference in which she refused to take any questions on monday. this is only the second public appearance the mayor has made since an fbi raid on her home last thursday. on wednesday, tao again refused to take any questions from the media. she eventually left the meeting early, but oakland's ongoing budgetary issues, as well as tao's legal troubles, were also mentioned during the mtc meeting. one public commenter specifically calling in to blast the mayor. >> and that's why i'm calling for the resignation from your committee of mayor tao so we can have a good committee. okay. thank you very much. >> now, in addition to today's meeting, the oakland city council is expected to meet again on friday to discuss the budget in san francisco. tim johns abc seven news. >> all right. a contender for congressmember barbara lee's seat held an unusual news c

>> mayor shang tao's partner, andre jones, had nothing to say as he left oakland city hall thursday following a raid by federal agents at the oakland home they share and other locations, the news sending shock waves through the halls of oakland city hall, where we were told the mayor's office was temporarily closed for the day. the doors to mayor tao's office were locked. oakland city council member carol fife had this to say following a closed door council session. what our next steps regarding the mayor and her and her alleged involvement in this federal raid. >> thank you for saying alleged. we don't know what's going on. this is not something that the council was briefed on that the oakland police department told us about. i don't think that they were involved. so i have very little to say because we have very little information. vice mayor rebecca kaplan addressing the rumor her home was also raided, posting on x. >> nope. not true. the campaign to recall mayor tao is demanding that she resign immediately due to the fbi raid. in a statement, the campaign said while the fbi raid does not

but you'll see he's made some comments now, this business with shang tao is really a problem, but it's a problem that actually goes back, as you will see, quite a few years in 2021. the california fair political practices commission issued a finding of probable cause that california waste solutions, the company involved in the fbi raids, this thursday, made 93 illegal campaign contributions. >> all of these places that they've searched indicates that they have been working on an investigation for quite some time, and were able to convince a judge that they needed to go into all of these places. >> they were made to numerous local campaigns, mostly for oakland and san jose city council campaigns. the donations totaled $76,250. the fwp says this was done at the direction of andy duong, the owner's son, in the names of other people who were reimbursed by the company. now, from june of 2018 to september of 2019, sheng tao for city council received 13 such contributions, totaling $9,900. the office of california attorney general rob bonta, whom andy duong calls a brother on social media, se

city council members are focusing on the finance department's amendments to mayor shang tao's budget. it includes $63 million in cuts that may include freezing 100 police officer positions and 41 civilian staff for fire stations may also be on the chopping block. council president nikki fortunato. fortunato bass, excuse me, is demanding an audit of the city's assets when we get to our budget. >> discussions on friday. there is a policy directive in my budget amendments so that we can do an inventory of our assets and those needs over the next ten years. >> there are also concerns that the sale of the oakland coliseum may not be finalized in time for the money to be used in this new budget. >> one week ago today, the fbi raided the home of oakland mayor xiang tao. she is still not taking any questions about the raid and has only made two public appearances since. the second one came yesterday in san francisco at a meeting of the metropolitan transportation commission. tao serves as a commissioner on the body's board, and she voted on several measures. she eventually left the meeting ea

also ahead tonight, the effort to recall oakland mayor shang tao is moving forward and a decision mightoters. >> and she made history more than 60 years ago. after the break, we are hearing from the family of the first woman who took the field at the historic rickwood field in birmiham, alabama suspect after getting help from the public. the 23 year old san francisco resident was arrested yesterday on a $50,000 arrest warrant. a witness took this photo of the suspect back on april 10th. police say the witness saw the man start a fire on rifle range road before fleeing the scene. a community member recognized the man in the photo and contacted police. >> organizers of the effort to recall oakland mayor shengtao are celebrating the certificate of the more than 40,000 signatures they submitted to the county. >> that is the number that they needed to hit to qualify the recall for the november ballot. ktvu tom vacar has the story. >> tao is toast in front of oakland city hall. >> recall proponents announced that they have enough certified signatures to put mayor sheng tao on the recall ballo

. >> that was the reaction from oakland mayor shang tao's attorney after the fbi raided her home and properties connected to a recycling company. it's the closest thing to a response that we've received from the mayor. nothing directly from tao herself. and it's not just the federal investigation that she's being asked to respond to. there was the mass shooting where 15 people were were injured at lake merritt. and of course, there's the push to recall the mayor. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is in the studio this morning with the latest reaction from the community concerned with the mayor's silence and with safety in the city. >> good morning, reggie. we've been following the story from the start. for four days now. we've tried to get in touch with mayor shan tao and have not gotten any statement directly from her. her attorney tells us he hasn't seen any evidence that tao is the focus of the federal investigation, but oakland residents are concerned this investigation is impacting her ability to run the city. where qingdao, where qingdao now about two dozen residents gat

another mayor, member of shang taos team is out. >> from the bay station. you're watching kron.s and news. >> and thank you for joining us kron. 4 news at noon. i'm to reset is stasio. we are following breaking news at noon right now. garbage truck shutting down lanes on 6.80, in pleasant hill. this is northbound 6.80, north of monument boulevard. chp telling us of the truck caught fire just after 9 this morning. >> all northbound lanes on the highway north of monument were closed and some southbound lanes closed as well. video shows the burned garbage truck to a smoldering. you can see right there. there is no estimated time for reopening. the cause of the fire has not been determined yet. we'll continue to follow right now. the fbi fbi investigation into oakland, mayor sheng thao. now that her attorney has resigned as her counsel after the mayor spoke publicly yesterday. >> without informing him, tony brass, a high-profile attorney who also represents some other criminals in this area, was retained as mayor taos council last week after the raid on her oakland home kron. 4 news

shang tao for city council received 13 such contributions totaling $9,900, according to the commission. the commission says this was done at the direction of andy duong, the owner's son, in the names of other people who were reimbursed by the company. now those raids last week were conducted by the fbi. the irs and u.s. postal inspectors, and so all eyes will be on the u.s. attorney as to whether there will be any criminal prosecution in federal court. >> mike henry lee live tonight in studio. henry. thank you. >> oakland police are investigating another deadly shooting. it happened at about 9:00 last night in the area of 73rd avenue. and foothill boulevard. police say the victim was taken to a hospital but did not survive. they're asking anyone with information to come forward. this is the third deadly shooting reported by oakland police in less than a week. san jose police say a man is in custody suspected of a gang related shooting that injured a driver. earlier this year, 29 year old salvador rodriguez allegedly fired at a car on march 29th on mclaughlin avenue. police say a man in

agents hit several locations, including mayor shang tao's home.were there for more than four hours. we watched as they carried out boxes, boxes, plastic tubs and trash bags and quickly left without comment. nina medina happened to be staying in the neighborhood with friends. she's president of the national latino peace officers association here for a meeting with the new oakland police chief. >> the federal government doesn't force or obtain warrants into one's residence without probable cause. and when it rises, in my experience, to the level of the federal government, you're talking about some significant, issues. >> fbi agents also hit the offices of california waste solutions. we spotted the irs there back in 2020. their company founders were under investigation by the public ethics commission for funneling money through straw donors to council members. we have reached out to the mayor's office yesterday, and only a few moments ago, right at the 24 hour mark since this raid first began and our calls and emails have gone unanswered. live in stu

706 there are more questions in oakland city hall after two people left the team of oakland mayor shang tao in a 24 hour period, her communications chief quit. her attorney quit. the communications chief was only in that job for nine months. her lawyer quit just days after being retained. now the news of their departures came a day after mayor tao gave a defiant speech responding to the recent fbi raid on her home. >> he resigned just a few hours after mayor tao gave a divisive speech. a polarizing speech, one that was self-pitying and one that was conspiratorial. >> now, mayor tao has not been charged with a crime. the mayor's office has appointed an interim spokesperson, and the mayor is finalizing arrangements for a new lawyer. she maintains she is innocent and accuses the media, billionaires and right wing extremists of conspiring against her will. the efforts to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price just gained more support, according to an email obtained by the san francisco chronicle. members of the prosecutors union overwhelmingly are in favor of recalling district at

. >> his pleas to the city and even oakland mayor shang tao's office asking to have the woman moved have a video to instagram this week. the video shows a person near several piles of items, all scattered outside the restaurant's front doors. a tent and a large tarp are visible on the sidewalk right in front of the harvey's cooking sign, located on market street. the owner tells us he's called the emergency number 311 and reported this to the city of oakland as well as mayor sheng tao's office. but he's heard nothing. he says the mayor introduced herself to him back when she took office, and she encouraged sondes to reach out to her with any issues. >> we chatted for like half an hour. it was great, but after that i haven't seen her around. i haven't, i've been emailing her, texting her the videos, the issues that we've been having here in west oakland and i have no answer. unfortunately it's disappointing. >> sondi says he and his employees have been dealing with this situation for over a week. he tells us the unhoused woman often relieves herself on the sidewalk, just feet from where h

now, mayor shang tao, whose home was searched by the fbi last week, did not attend today's meeting. but last month she proposed a budget that focuses on public safety, clean streets and economic growth. but vacancies at the police and fire departments could still be frozen and fire stations could be affected no matter what the council decides. oakland city council member janani ramachandran says it won't be pretty. >> we've been given an an impractical choice of making, of working, of passing a budget that includes mythical money that hasn't been realized yet and won't be any time soon, versus cutting public safety deeply. and i support neither of these options. but i do believe that we can come up with an option that will include painful cuts for sure. that is the reality of where we're in speak that council member, council member ramachandran is presenting her proposals. >> now. the council has been meeting for several hours this afternoon, hearing from city budget analysts, the police chief and others. now, more than 100 people have signed up to provide comment and the public has

. >> yeah, kumasi alameda county's registrar, has announced the petition to recall oakland mayor shang tao has enough verified signatures to move forward. tao joins alameda county district attorney pamela pryce is the second east bay politician to face a recall. the effort to remove tao is likely to go on the ballot this november for recall. organizers submitted around 40,000 petition signatures, far more than the 24,000 needed for a new election. organizers blame tao for the city's issues with violent crime and property, crime and crime. >> overall, and lack of public safety is dramatically affecting our quality of life. it is making our city unlivable. it is keeping businesses away. it is slowing down our commerce and it's the reason we have $117 million budget deficit. >> mayor tao has not responded to our requests for a comment on the recall vote. the city council will finalize next month whether tao's recall will be on the ballot in november. >> kumasi thanks, amanda. san francisco supervisors have approved an overnight curfew for some businesses in the tenderloin. certain stores will

. >> oakland mayor shang tao's house showed no sign that anyone was home. but on friday, the lawyer for the embattled mayor spoke about the pending federal investigation into possible public corruption. >> i would point out the search warrants were for the address. okay, okay. >> and that's significant because it's significant because , again, we don't have any information that indicates that mayor tao is the target of the investigation. early thursday morning, fbi agents raided mayor tao's home and hauled away boxes of evidence, brass points out the warrants were for the address where mayor tao lives, not for mayor tao specifically, the mayor has not been arrested. >> this is a search warrant only. there are no restrictions on the mayor. >> the feds also targeted two homes related to the duong family, who are big donors to oakland politics. though brass states the mayor doesn't face any restrictions, there's a growing number of voices in the community calling on the mayor to resign or resign. >> and now mayor tao and let november 5th be the election day fo

former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, is now the lawyer representing oakland mayor shang tao in a federal investigation. >> early thursday morning, more than a dozen fbi agents raided mayor tao's home in oakland. four hours later, they hauled off boxes and bags of evidence, brass points out. the warrants were for the address where tao li's not for mayor tao specifically, it suggests that the information that they wanted, whether that information itself suggests criminality or is simply something that corroborates other information, was located there or on a device. the feds also targeted two homes related to the duong family. they own california waste solutions, a garbage recycling company that operates in the east bay and south bay. the wong's are also huge political donors, but the fact that it's our mayor, it's someone who's in leadership that who, you know, ousted the police chief. nina joyner is a small business owner in oakland. she says tao is innocent until proven guilty, but her concern is how this will play out in the court of public opinion, especially as mayor tao

. >> now, the pastor of the church says she's reached out to oakland police and oakland mayor shang tao has been done. our time. 724 stanford now joining a growing list of colleges and universities, reinstating the use of admissions tests. stanford says it will require either the sat or the act test for students applying for admission for the fall of 2026. tests are still optional now for applicants applying to begin in the fall of next year. now, stanford paused its tests requirement during the pandemic, but they say a review found that test performance was a very important predictor of academic performance. harvard, yale, brown and cornell they're among several other schools that are reinstate cutting, standardized testing. >> there's a new catholic high school opening in san francisco this fall. for the first time in 25 years, nativity high school in the richmond district is planning to open with a freshman class of 20. nativity hopes to grow to 160 students over the next few years. the school's founders say the school is seeking to provide a catholic education in an intimate environ

. >> now, in a post on social media, oakland mayor shang tao thanked governor gavin newsom and said, good governance in action with chp surges, the redeployment of our foot patrols and our revamped cease fire program, we're seeing a decrease in crime across the board in oakland. the mayor also said there's still a lot of work to do to make sure everyone feels safe in oakland. our time is 504 tonight. the leading candidates for mayor of san francisco will go face to face in a debate. now, ktvu is partnering with city arts and lectures, and manny's for this debate featuring the current mayor, london breed, mark farrell, daniel laurie, aaron peskin and asha safai. the debate is tonight at 630. it will be at the sidney goldstein theater. the debate moderators will be new york times, san francisco bureau chief heather knight and manny. you could tell now tickets to be there in person. they're sold out, but tickets are still available to watch the debate virtually. and when the debate is over, we will make the whole thing available for streaming on the fox local app on your smart tv, as we

. >> oakland voters will likely decide whether to remove mayor shang tao from office.lected more than 40,000 verified signatures to put a recall initiative on the ballot. their complaints against her include firing a popular police chief, missing a state deadline for millions of dollars to protect businesses against crime , and the city facing a $300 million budget deficit. political analysts say both sides of the recall battle are bracing for a long and difficult fight. >> alameda county and other counties in northern california have high rates of turnout, so i would expect in november there will be a very good turnout for mayor, tao has said. >> the city is going in the right direction and that she is seeing improvements in the crime rate. the city council, where the mayor has some support, can refuse to accept the voter signature certification or slow down the process. but political experts still say the recall should land on the november ballot. >> time now is 546. juneteenth celebrations have grown over the years since it became a federal holiday back in 2021. yes