>> it's not the first time the oakland unified school board has had to talk about closing or consolidatingchools. it's been a topic the last few years, and with the way their budget is looking for the years to come, they say it's necessary to have the conversation again. >> we had a small schools movement where we had many schools that were 350 or 400 students, but now with declining enrollment, we have 11 schools in oakland that are under 180 students each. and that's just not sustainable. >> finding sustainability when academic performance has also been low, according to the state, last school year, only 33% of students were proficient in english and only 25 in math. davis says consolidating schools and putting students in better funded environments will help them succeed. >> it's not just the negative impact to families. when you do have to close a school, but it's the positive impact when those families end up at a school that's adequately resourced and they're getting the support they need. for williams, he wants the board to still fund programs that will help students achieve a bette

>> it's not the first time the oakland unified school board has had to talk about closing or consolidating schools. it's been a topic the last few years, and with the way their budget is looking for the years to come, they say it's necessary to have the conversation again. we had a small schools movement where we had many schools that were 350 or 400 students, but now with declining enrollment, we have 11 schools in oakland that are under 180 students each. >> and that's just not sustainable. >> finding sustainability when academic performance has also been low, according to the state, last school year, only 33% of students were proficient in english and only 25 in math. davis says. consolidate schools and putting students in better funded environments will help them succeed. >> it's not just the negative impact to families when you do have to close a school, but it's the positive impact when those families end up at a school that's adequately resourced and they're getting the support they need. >> for williams, he wants the board to still fund programs that will help students achieve a be

another struggling bay area school district, the oakland unified school board meeting, is just gettinghortfall next year. and that could get even worse because of new contracts that are set to take effect next year as well. >> and as abc seven news reporter ryan curry found out, that could mean some difficult cuts, including school closures. costs are going up and revenue

. >>> now, a silent protest tonight five unified school district board meeting. of people called for a cease-fire resolution in the israel-hamas conflict. they often stay quiet, following the school board moved to cancel the meeting originally scheduled for yesterday. until tonight, citing safety concerns. >> we are also demanding an apology and explanation to our arab community about these comments that are, frankly, islamaphobic and racist. when we are canceling meetings in the midst of arab pain and grief, that exact pain and grief is viewed as violence, is viewed as a threat. >> the education association say they agree with the decision to cancel the meeting. >>> we are back in 60 seconds. up next, a door dash driver accused of taking more than a tip. what police say he did after dropping off in order. >>> and california, switching from gas to electric vehicles, the move lawmakers say is causing the state to lose bill >>> you have to pay a certain amount in order to keep in certain condition, because we drive on them. >> it is a problem with our state in the

let's bring in sonja shaw sheen a valley unified district school board president, julie hamill from theiance of parents and christina pascucci democrat candidate for us senate in california. i want to put this up because this is the pollster mark penn put it on the screen here to you first on this julie he says quoting here, the truth is that false narratives have been allowed to fester and sink large number of generation z students. it is kind of amazing when you look at these students and 51% are saying, you know what? let's get rid of israel all together and give it to hamas and the palestinians. >> right. so this age range, these people have been trained on dei. they are trained to see everything through a lens of oppressors and oppressed and if you read this complaint that was filed against uc berkeley the lawyer of the law students for justice in palestinian admit that making jewish people feel uncomfortable is part of the goal because their end goal is to weaken support and eliminate support for israel. >> trace: they have made them feel uncomfortable so they've succeeded in that

tonight's meeting of the san francisco unified school district board.t. according to the chronicle, the district is facing a $421 million deficit and district officials say they have no choice but to cut staffing by more than 900 already vacant positions. superintendent matt wayne is expected to lay out the budget challenges for the board at tonight's meeting. today, a protest is planned this afternoon before the sunol glen school district board meeting castro valley pride plans to lead a rally to show solidarity with the lgbtq community. back in september, the sunol glen school board banned all flags at schools in the district except the federal and state flags. critics say the move targets the lgbt community and the pride flag. the rally is scheduled to begin at 445 at sunol glen school. >> well, happening now, nurses in daly city are walking picket lines this morning at seton medical center. nurses at seton medical center say they're protesting how the medical center is being managed. they say they do not have the resources they need to take care of

well, there are budget's budget cuts are coming to the san francisco unified school district. >> the school boards. ktvu is ali rasmus joining us live with the reasons the district is facing such big budget issues. ali >> yeah, big budget issues, including projected budget deficit in the next two years of about $420 million. the san francisco school board heard about those numbers and heard from the superintendent about some possible ways to trim that budget. the meeting last night. superintendent matt wayne explained to the board that one of the simplest ways to cut the budget right away is by eliminating 972 vacant positions . like other public school districts, has had a difficult time finding people to fill those positions. and so the superintend says cutting those unfilled jobs will save the district about $40 million in the budget. >> there might be some of these positions put back, but i do want to be transparent. we're not going to have of at the start of the next school year, another 1113 positions because we're doing the work to align our our staffing to what our enrollment is. >> now w

then the school board can approve the salary increase. in october, san francisco unified school district agreed to pay teachers and staff more. we asked the superintendent about the distress payroll system. it will be scrapped or if a decision will be made. he says. people are getting paid. we are in a much better place than we were a year ago when i declared our payroll state of emergency and but we're looking at moving forward. >> what's the system that's going to best meet our needs, but we're not making any decisions right now on the teachers union says the school district has a history of financial mismanagement. >> it says the district could take steps to fix that by stopping unnecessary expenditures and increasing revenue of certain properties. >> the district could save millions by discontinuing certain borrowing practices, leasing unused properties and raising the market rent on entities like p-g-and-e's and the superintendent says the board of education will approve the pay increases for teachers as well as staff. >> and then the budgeting process for the 22, 20

then the school board can approve the salary increase. in october, san francisco unified school district agreed to pay teachers and staff more. we asked the superintendent about the distressed payroll system if it will be scrapped or if a decision will be made. he says people are getting paid. we are in a much better place than we were a year ago when i declared our payroll state of emergency and but we're looking at moving forward. >> what's the system that's going to best meet our needs, but we're not making any decisions right now on the teachers union says the school district has a history of financial mismanagement. >> it says the district could take steps to fix that by stopping unnecessary expenditures and increasing revenue of certain properties. >> the district could save millions by discontinuing certain borrowing practices, leasing unused properties and raising the market rent on entities like p-g-and-e's. >> the school superintendent says the board of education will approve pay raises for teachers and staff tonight. and then he says in january, that's when the

schools in trouble? sf unified is considering whether to cut more than 900 jobs to avoid a $400 million budget shortfall. the school board will meet. the first is a proposal by the superintendent to cut more than 900 unfilled jobs. that would be to balance the books. the second is approval of a sizable pay raise for teachers. this was worked out with the union earlier this year. as for those job cuts, the superintendent says the jobs he's looking to cut are no longer needed since district enrollment continues to decline. he's also looking for other ways to save. >> we have a few other areas we're looking at where we spend money on consultants or on the district office or how we staff our schools. we will look at that through our planning process. >> the teachers union has criticized the district spending on consultants and central office staff. the union says it welcomes the cuts as long as it doesn't include any teachers or school support staff. if both are approved, the superintendent says the budget will be balanced and there will be no need to consider any other options like closing or consolidating schools. >>> an o

school district board member desalvo is endorsing him. hall is a middle school special education teacher and san jose unified equity coalition member area for includes the majority of san jose unified and portions of oak grove and east side union high school districts. these upon which i'm about to enter. congratulations. >> and with that daly city has a new mayor, state attorney general rob bonta swore in does low to the new job during special meeting last night. >> manolo replaces ray-ban ventura who took the position of lake county public defender in october, according to daily city's municipal code. the mayor and the vice mayor are chosen by the city council. new data from the state of california shows tax revenue over the last several months came in much lower than previously anticipated comes days after a grim government report concluded the state. >> could face a 68 billion dollar deficit next tom wallace reports. >> how are things looking for next year state budget? well, i think in a word they look challenging. that's the answer. california department of finance deputy director hd palmer gave amid the latest state data show incorpo

. >>> the san francisco unified school district has voted to eliminate more than 900 vacant jobs early next year. during the meeting last night board members also voted to give teacher salary raises and got rid of a faulty payroll system that is caused issues for educators . all this comes as they face a possible $400 million deficit in the next couple of years . >>> throughout the bay area temperatures are hand-in-hand in the upper 50s and lower 60s from the santa clara valley all the way along our beautiful california coastline from half moon bay into pacifica and right back up and in san francisco with upper 50s later this afternoon. we woke up to the dense fog advisory through the bay area and the fog is time to live then we will see a mix of sun and clouds in the afternoon hours today and as we gear up for something that is really big and changing in the forecast around the corner. let's talk about the climate prediction center showing what are the normal conditions within the next six to 10 days . when will we see the rain? as we head into this weekend, saturday will be a dry start and not until late saturday evening and earl

board member for the san ramon valley unified school district. and before that, a teacher in san jose today marks 82 years since the attack on pearl harbor. >> on december, 7th, 1971. the japanese surprised. i'm surprised the u.s. naval base with an attack killing nearly 3,000 later today, the group called the sons and daughters of pearl harbor survivors will host a ceremony in concord, 90 of those beacon is going to be relayed by a survivor of pearl harbor. the ceremony starts at the csu east bay campus at 3.45. this afternoon. the beacon is going to be lit at 5 o'clock this evening. new this morning breeze does at the downtown petaluma. starbucks are unionizing. the breeze does one their union election with unanimous vote. is starbucks on petaluma boulevard store is now the 31st. starbucks in the state to join starbucks workers united. >> it's 9.26. and coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news. the a's may have to pay millions of dollars before they leave town and moved to vegas. we'll explain why really sped up. they have days instead of yea

school district board member desalvo is endorsing him. hall is a middle school special education teacher and a san jose unified equity coalition member area for includes the majority of san jose unified and portions of oak grove and east side union high school districts. >> looking here at the city of san francisco, it's been a really lovely winter day out there so far today. we're going to check in now with kyla grogan so we can see >> it's going to shape up as we get into the later afternoon hours. yeah, we're looking pretty good in san francisco right now. want to start off the lake tahoe. first of all, can just think this picture is very pretty. >> but they got down about 14 degrees this morning. they've been in the 40's, though, today, and that's where say this week. some really nice weather on tap. the question is, are they going to get any snow out of the system that's going to bring us some rain, not really any agreement right now yet with the models, but something to keep an eye on temperatures right now. 67 in los angeles to run a little cooler than we were this time yesterday. we're at about 60 in fresno, sacramento, at 61. and

school district board member desalvo is endorsing him. hall is a middle school special education teacher and san jose unified equity coalition member area fors the majority of san jose unified and portions of oak grove and east side union high school districts as new data from the state of california that shows tax revenue over the last several months came in much lower predicted. and this is coming just days after a grim report found california could face a 68 billion dollar budget deficit next capital cairo correspondent eytan wallace takes a look now at the potential impacts. how are things looking for next year's state budget? well, i think in a word they look challenging. that's the answer. california department of finance deputy director hd palmer gave amid the latest state data show incorporation of personal income tax revenue between spring and fall of this year. >> came in some 25 billion dollars less than anticipated. palmer says a major reason revenues are way off in large part has to do with a drop in the stock market in 2022. that led to a drop in income for california's top earners who are heavily invested in the stock market.

school district board member the is endorsing him. hall is a middle school special education teacher and san jose unified equity coalition member area for includes the majority of san jose unified and portions of oak grove in east side union high school districts. >> these upon which i'm about to enter. congratulations. >> happy moments there in daly city is they swear in their new mayor that was state attorney general rob bonta swearing in just to the new job during a special reorganization meeting last night replaces ray-ban of a tour of who took a position in lake county. is there public defender? so he left in october and according to daily city's municipal code, the mayor and the vice mayor are both chosen by the city council. it's 9.26 and bart riders are going to have struck a more and the new year the train system is going to be upping fares starting january 1st. >> fares are increasing by 5 and a half percent. so that will raise things by about $0.23. >> to the average for a 4.43, low income riders. get a bit of a break and the clippers star discount. that's the program low-income riders. they will to pay half price, tried bara

school district board member desalvo is endorsing him. paul is a middle school special education teacher and san jose unified equity coalition area for includes of san jose unified in portions of oak grove and east side union high school districts. >> these upon which i'm about to enter. congratulations. >> daly city has a new mayor, state attorney general rob bonta swore in jocelyn amano to the new job during a special reorganization meeting last night. she replaces re been in ventura who took the position of lake county public defender in october, according to daily city's municipal code, the mayor and vice mayor are chosen by the city council. for your money this afternoon. it's getting harder to get affordable car insurance in california. a recent survey by cal matters found that drivers are very unhappy about higher premiums, delayed quotes and perceived ensure misconduct. despite california's regulations favoring good drivers, premiums vary widely based on factors like coverage levels, vehicle type and location causing some frustration among drivers seeking affordable policies. the california department of insurance says it is investiga

unified school district. the union has been negotiating with the district for more than a year now. kron four's amanda hari spoke with teachers rallying outside the school board meeting ahead of more negotiations set for tomorrow. >> pleasanton teachers say they're negotiating for fair contracts because their students deserve qualified and certified teachers under the current circumstances. many classrooms are covered by substitutes. teachers and parents showed up by the dozens to rally outside of thursday's school board meeting and to have the boardroom. so members will take notice before heading back to the negotiating table on friday. >> science teacher barry barnette dreyfus says the current conditions. terrible, got huge class sizes. we've got huge case loads. >> we have a lot of things that just needs fixing maintenance. she's been trying to hire more people to lighten the load. >> but she says the current contract makes it very difficult. we have some times where we post a job literally no one applied. we used to be a high-end district. had people that wanted to come here. i can't convince people to come here. >> because of the pay >> jennifer, not to

board meeting. the unified school district problems continue. they are grappling with what to do. they are considering yet another vendor so we just have to exercise extreme patience because there problems are many and each time they uncover one, it is another bolis of members we have to work with and problem solve and hats to member service team being so diligent and patient with both the members and school district. it is very troublesome, but we do get through it. latisha harris is invited to speak in a actuarial conference talking about health and equity action planning and i think a number of things. one, it is wonderful we were invited to present, but also a very hallmark who has been working on the social determinant issue, it is amazing to see this in main stream and talked about and understanding how social determinants and various equity issues effect our membership. we are learning our way through this with everyone and think the conference will be very helpful and good that we have some experience in this area and can speak to that. i have talked here before about some

school district board member. the south, though, is endorsing him. paul is a middle school special education teacher and san jose unified equity coalition member area for includes the majority of san jose unified and portions of oak grove and east side union high school districts. >> these upon which i'm about to enter. congratulations. >> and with that daly city has a new mayor, state attorney general rob bonta, their swearing-in, just low to the new job during a special reorganization meeting last night. manolo replaces re buena ventura who took the position of lake county public defender back in october. and according to daily city's municipal code, the mayor and the vice mayor are both chosen by the city council 10, 19 of our fares are going up starting in the new year. a bar is going to raise on january. first fares will raise. >> by 5 and a half percent. so the average rate the fares up. $0.23 to 4.43. for your trip. low income riders get a little bit of a break on that. they pay half price if they are with the clippers star discount 10, 19 is the time right now. other news that we're following today, a group of local tenants and community leader

unified school district say their contract talks are headed to a mediator. the union declared an impasse in the current negotiations and mediation starts tomorrow. the educators are also expected to speak out tonight at the school boardg. the teachers want a 15% pay raise. the school district is offering a 6.5% pay raise. right now, the starting salary for a teacher in the pleasanton unified school district is $69,000 a year. now, the school district superintendent said, quote, inevitably, the parties will get to an agreement even though sometimes that process leads through mediation and fact finding processes. i'm hopeful that the apt and district negotiation teams will reach a common awareness of the facts, and an ultimate agreement on the terms of the contract. well, the state wants to free nonessential spending because of a $68 billion budget deficit. the finance department is asking state agencies not to sign new contracts to stop all discretionary it purchases and cancel non-essential purchases of vehicles, travel for events like seminars and conferences will be canceled. even orders for office supplies will be kept to a minimum. our time now. 536 memorial will be held this sunday in east palo alto. they'll be

board meeting. the unified school district problems continue. they are grappling with what to do.are considering yet another vendor so we just have to exercise extreme patience because there problems are many and each time they uncover one, it is another bolis of members we have to work with and problem solve and hats to member service team being so diligent and patient with both the members and school district. it is very troublesome, but we do get through it. latisha harris is invited to speak in a actuarial conference talking about health and equity action planning and i think a number of things. one, it is wonderful we were invited to present, but also a very hallmark who has been working on the social determinant issue, it is amazing to see this in main stream and talked about and understanding how social determinants and various equity issues effect our membership. we are learning our way through this with everyone and think the conference will be very helpful and good that we have some experience in this area and can speak to that. i have talked here before about some of th

unified school district will go through a proposal to cut 95 positions. the reductions were revealed in a draft presentation that matt wayne is expected to present to the board tonight. the school district is facing a massive budget shortfall. school leaders say that without action, the deficit could balloon to $421 million by fall of 2025. >>> tomorrow, we hear arguments challenging the new state solar rooftop policy. it went into effect in april. environmentalists argue that this has blocked rooftop solar expansion in the state and led to layoffs in the solar industry. >>> when you're out skiing and you have to worry about making good turns and avoiding crashing into trees -- >> mine is avoiding crashing altogether. it doesn't have to be a tree. one skier this weekend saw something unexpected. look at this. >> a skier posted this video to their tiktok account. there it goes. you can see a bear. that's a bear. cut through the ski run, almost taking out the photographer. >> this happened in south lake tahoe. her head needs to be on a swivel. scary moment. it looks like the people around didn't notice until the last second. this is like out of a movie, though

unified school district for more than a year. but the union says they're at an impasse. now, kron four's amanda hari spoke with teachers rallying outside the school board meeting ahead of more negotiations set for tomorrow. >> pleasanton teachers say they're negotiating for fair contracts because their students deserve qualified and certified teachers under the current circumstances. many classrooms are covered by substitutes. teachers and parents showed up by the dozens to rally outside of thursday's school board meeting and to pack the boardroom. so members will take notice before heading back to the negotiating table on friday. >> science teacher barry barnette dreyfus says the current conditions. terrible at that huge class sizes. we've got huge case loads. she's been trying to hire more people to lighten the load. but she says the current contract makes it very difficult. we have some times where we post a job literally no one applied. >> we used to be a high-end district. had people that wanted to come here. i can't convince people to come here because of the pay >> jennifer, not to kelly have also taught in the district for more than 2 decades.

unified school district to improve school safety. this comes after several incidents of students allegedly bringing guns onto high school campuses. youth leaders, gun violence prevention advocates and parents sent a letter to the school board accusing the district of being insufficiently prepared for previous dangerous incidents. they cite issues around lockdown policies, door lock maintenance delays and contacting police and public announcement systems not working properly. the letter reads in part, quote. it should go without saying safety must be the first priority for the san francisco unified school district. it is imperative to the safety and well-being of our students, educators, staff and families that the afford mentioned issues be corrected without delay. we have reached out to the district for a response, but have not yet heard back. >> pizza hut restaurants across the state will no longer use their own employees to deliver pizza. franchise owners are expected to cut more than a thousand delivery drivers starting in february. ktvu la monica peters live now in san jose, with more from a local analyst who tells us how the new minimum wage requirement plays a role in this decision, lamonica to. >> julie i spoke to

unified school district to improve school safety. this comes after several incidents of students allegedly bringing guns onto high school campuses. youth leaders, gun prevention, violence prevention advocates, and parents sent a letter to the school board asking excuse me, accusing the district of being insufficiently prepared for previously dangerous incidents. they cite issues around lockdown policies, door lock maintenance, door delays in contacting police and public announcement systems, not working properly, the letter reads in part, it should go without saying. safety must be the first priority for the san francisco unified school district. it is imperative to the safety and well-being of our students, educators, staff and families that the aforementioned aforementioned issues be corrected, corrected without delay, and we have reached out to the district for a response. they have not yet responded, at least a foot of snow fell at mammoth mountain, and much more powder is expected to fall after the break. we hear about all the open slope for skiers season, it's off to a bit of a slow start at mammoth with the storms inbound. the resort is also making snow earlier on mornings on two the nine we spoke with joanie lynch and she's vp

. >>> the san francisco unified school district voted to eliminate more than 900 vacant problems early next year. during the meeting last night board members also voted to give teachers salary raises and got rid of a faulty payroll system that caused issues for educators. all this comes as they face a possible $400 million deficit in the next couple of years. >>> well, the city of richmond held a public meeting to address concerns with air quality and one neighborhood in particular says for days, the air near wastewater plant has smelled like raw sewage. and the city seems to agree look at this. to show his thoughts on the matter. a poop emoji with a sad face on his mask. as it turns out, it's summarizing the problem quite well. >> going to your office at 8:00 in the morning. and you open the door. and it hits you from the night before. >> it's a disgusting smell and the serious health impacts continue. and so if new work is being done, like they have talked about tonight, we need to know in advance. and how many workers actually live in our community? and if you open the window right now, the air smells right now. and this is our

francisco unified school says 900 jobs need to be cut to avoid a $400 million shortfall over the next two years. i believe we are told most of the positions are already vacant. the district boardmmissioners will be voting on the superintendent's proposed job cuts tonight. they will need to approve a big bump in pay for the teachers union. the district agreed to that bump. you might remember the union says it is on board with cutting the unfilled jobs as long as classrooms remain fully staffed and support staff on campus is eliminated. the superintendent says the cuts are necessary as enrollment continues to drop. >> one reason we can eliminate these as we had declining enrollment so we don't need as many positions moving forward. >> the superintendent says he will be looking to save more money later i reducing spending and will look for possible cuts in office staff. at the moment there are no plans to close or consolidate. >> there's a new effort underway to make it easier for people in santa clara county to reach a new crisis response team. trust program provides special that can respond to people having a mental health crisis. since the program launched last year and has he

board meeting last night live in santa rosa. allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> allie, thank you to the east bay now as teachers in the pleasanton unified school district say theired to mediation, the unions now declared an impasse in current negotiations. a mediation session set for tomorrow. educators are also expected to speak out at a school board meeting tonight. the teachers are asking for a 15% raise. the district is offering six and a half currently the starting salary for a teacher in pleasanton unified is $69,000 a year. >> a 34. now, there is a new report in california to help more teacher candidates become credentialized. the california commission on teacher credentialing says starting next year, it will offer teacher candidates who almost pass their teaching performance assessment a chance to earn a preliminary credential. the goal is to help the state with an ongoing teacher shortage, a new report says. >> the california state university system's board of trustees knew about sexual misconduct at csu for years, but didn't take action, the la times says. as far back as 2014, trustees were warned that csu wasn't properly monitoring sexual misconduct c

the more power and leadership we have that we can put out board of education of the san francisco unified schoolict for november 14, 2023, is now called to order. roll call, please. commissioner alexander here. commissioner fischer here. commissioner lamb. commissioner motamedi. commissioner sanchez here. vice president wiseman. ward here. present bogus. thank you. and we will also just notice that as the new norm is for the board, all the public comment will be held earlier in the meeting tonight. it

unified school district for more than a year. >> kron four's amanda hari has the latest. >> teachers and parents showed up by the dozens to rally outside of thursday's school board meeting and to pack the boardroom. so members will take notice before heading back to the negotiating table on friday, science teacher barry barnette dreyfus says the current conditions. terrible at that huge class sizes. we've got huge case loads. she's been trying to hire more people to lighten the load. but she says the current contract makes it very difficult. we have some times where we post a job literally no one applied. >> we used to be a high-end district. had people that wanted to come here. i can't convince people to come here because of the pay >> jennifer, not to kelly have also taught in the district for more than 2 decades. they say things have become worse over the past 5 because process is 30 students and you just can't give was attention and that's also hurting their own children. men had situations where the district higher teacher. they had substitutes in and out all year. >> it was meant to reporting for u.s.. union leaders and the district will be negotiating again today

unified school district. is that something which is by state requirement? is it something that has been decided by the boardsupervisors? what governs the amount that goes to our project and the amount that goes to the school district? >> that's a great question, director. so of the one percent that flows through this ad valorem tax, typically, the bottom boxes as you were mentioning, the education revenue augmentation fund, sfusd, community colleges district, that is an -- apportionment with the taxing entities and already reportioned for those purposes. i think e rap is from a state allocation and sfusd, and bart and regional and local tax entities and those are already taken out of the one percent. typically if this irfd, for example, did not exist, the $0.64 to every $1 to the ad valorem tax would be forward to the general fund. the creator of this irfd redirected this for this purpose for this project. >> thank you. i just want to know the sfusd is getting benefits from this bond to treasure island. we will remind them of that. >> will we open up to the public, please. >> we have no callers on the line.

san francisco unified is looking to cut hundreds of positions as it faces a budget deficit that could balloon to more than $420 million by 2025. the issue was discussed during a school boardting last night. superintendent matt wayne is proposing the district eliminate 900 open positions to save $100 million annually. those positions include teachers, custodians, us central office staff and administrators. >> we have a few other areas where we're looking at like where we spend money on consultants or on the district office or how we're staffing our schools. so we'll be looking at that through our budget planning process. >> wayne said if those vacant jobs are eliminated, the district could move forward with a substantial raise for teachers in the district. he also told abc7 news there are no plans to close schools or lay off staff. >> today the santa rosa city school district will be discussing a proposal to bring police officers back on some school campuses permanently. earlier this week, officers were brought back to some campuses on a temporary basis until the winter break. santa rosa police tweeted this photo of the officers assigned to patrol schools. and the reason t

san francisco unified is looking to cut hundreds of positions as it faces a budget deficit that could balloon to more than $420 million by 2025. the issue was discussed during a school board meeting last night. superintendent matt wayne is proposing the district eliminate 900 open positions to save $100 million annually. the positions include teachers, custodians, central office staff and administrators. >> i have a few other areas where we're looking at like where we spend money on consultants or on the district office or how we're staffing our schools. so we'll be looking at that through our budget planning process. yes, wayne said. >> if those vacant jobs are eliminated, the district could move forward with a substantial raise for teachers in the district. he also told abc seven news there are no plans to close schools or lay off staff. >> new this morning, tesla as recalling 2 million vehicles because of a defect with the system that monitors drivers using the autopilot feature that is nearly every vehicle the company has produced since autopilot was introduced in 2015. the decision comes after a review of nearly 1000 crashes that happened while the feature was being

unified school district to improve school safety. this comes after several incidents of students allegedly bringing guns onto high school campuses, youth leaders, gun violence prevention advocates, and parents sent a letter to the school board district of being insufficiently prepared for previous dangerous incidents. they cite issues around lockdown policies, door lock maintenance, delays in contacting police and public announcement systems not working properly. the letter reads in part, quote. it should go without saying. safety must be the first priority for the san francisco unified school district. it is imperative to the safety and well-being of our students, educators, staff and families that the aforementioned issues be corrected without delay. we have reached out to the district for response, but have not yet heard back. >> happening today, pg and e is set to do some maintenance work on towers in brisbane. crews will be replacing insulators near the ridge trail on san bruno mountain. the insulators are important in keeping power on the lines. work is expected to happen over the next few days . san mateo county is planning to spend $15 million to help reduce flooding. the board of supervisors approved a plan that wi

board of education of the san francisco unified school district for november 14, 2023, is now called to order. roll call, please. commissioner alexander here. commissioner fischer here. commissioner lamb. commissioner motamedi. commissioner sanchez here. vice president wiseman. ward here. present bogus. thank you. and we will also just notice that as the new norm is for the board, all the public comment will be held earlier in the meeting tonight. it will be under section f, this will be public comment for agenda and non agenda items. you will be asked to turn in a speaker card before public comment. if you'd like to speak. and with that we will move to item b closed session at this time before the board goes into closed session. i call for any speakers to the closed session items listed in the agenda. there will be a total of five minutes for speakers. are there any public speakers? there are none for in-person for a virtual participants. if you'd like to speak to any of the items on our closed session, please raise your hand and we will call on you. seeing no hands raised for this

unified school district to improve safety following several incidents in which students were said to have brought guns onto high school campuses. youth leaders, gun violence prevention advocates and parents sent a letter to the school board accusing the district of being insufficiently prepared for previous dangerous incidents. they cite issues around lockdown policies and door lock maintenance, as well as delays in contacting police. they also say the public announcement systems aren't working properly. the letter read in part it should go without saying. safety must be the first priority for the san francisco unified school district. it is imperative to the safety and well-being of our students, educators, staff and families that the aforementioned issues be corrected without delay. we did reach out to the district for a response. we have not yet heard back. all right, at 708. >> now we're just five days away from the new year and still in the middle of holiday air travel. now, flightaware reported a big spike in delays at sfo, the airport went from 21 delays an hour ago to 84 delays right now, oakland international has 15 delays, all involving southwest, while 14 flights are delayed and two cancellations at san jose.