we were recruiting at the vallejo job fair.day will have our second visit out to washington high school. a group including the deputy chief from their fire department and a commander beale, myself on the importance of staying in high school graduation. a better chance for opportunities and better chance to go on to college. the reason we're going as we joined the police department and or the fire department when we had our high school diplomas and we are doing ok. the first time we went it was well received and we were asked back. we are hoping to grow the city wide on top of the grammar school visits we're doing, and biting the young ones into the station so they see what the police are all about. we demystify that. again i spoke to the visitors. we are close to the final product on the career development general order which will establish an addition -- in addition goals and guidelines on testing going forward. once we have an accord with the union, we have reached an agreement with the other employee groups within the police

this morning six flags discovery kingdom in lovey hoe is hosting -- in vallejo is hosting a job fair. needs to fill about 500 seasonal positions before it opens to the public on march 17th. admission reps, ride operators, food workers, guest relations, security guards, even some office jobs in marketing and finance. the job fair is today from ten to three at the university of phoenix campus and that's in fairfield on business center drive. organizers say applicants have to be 16 years of age and are asked to fill out an online application prior to arriving at that job fair. >>> oakland's police chief said his city has seen 20 shootings in the past week and the department is reaching out to the community for help. one west oakland group is answering that call and trying to break the pattern of violence with pedal power. abc7's leeann has the story. >> bike for life is west oakland's only bike shop. it's also a place where at risk young men and women learn to do hands-on work. the shop is also the home of a nonprofit called one fam, short for family. >> we try to reach the young folks,

. >>> six flags in vallejo is hosting an annual job fair. they want 500 seasonable positions.ven some office jobs in marketing and finance. the job fair is from 10:00 to 3:00 at the university of phoenix campus, that is fairfield fld. organizers must be at least 16 years of age and everyone is asked to please fill out an online application before arriving at the job fair. >> oakland's police chief says his city has seen 20 shootings in the past weaning. the department is reaching out to the community for help. one west oakland group is answering that call and trying to break the pattern of violence with pedal power. lyanne melendez has the story. >> bikes for life is west oakland's only bike shop. it's a place where at risk young men and women learn to do hands-on work. the shop is also the home of a nonprofit called one fam, short for family. >> we like to try to reach the young folks. real dialogue and teach them conflict resolution skills. there are better ways to handle these conflicts. >> tony found the group in 2000. the bike shop has been around for two years. all the b

but hundreds of people of all ages showed up at a job fair at six flags in vallejo today. the park is looking to fill 1300 positions for the summer and as ann shows us, among that crowd are some adults desperate for work. >>> the line stretched around the building. almost a thousand people hoping to work at six flags discovery kingdom. >> a lot of people out here. >> among the hundreds of teenagers, the usual hirees, there are people like scott anderson. >> i have a degree and certificates and everything else, and here i am. >> and joe hoping for a job. >> anything they give me, i'll shovel up animal turds if i have to. >> not his first choice of work. >> i have 15 years of trade. but when the economy kind of took a dive, i couldn't find anything. i lost my job. it's been real tough. >> while the numbers of out of work adults increase, so does the competition for typical teenagers. >> i've been looking for a job since 2010 and i'm 18. i'm going to be 19 pretty soon. my age group has not had any jobs available. especially in vallejo. there's nothing out there. >> she's will

typically a teenager's summer job, but hundreds of people of all ages showed up at a job fair at six flags in vallejopark is looking to fill 1300 positions for the summer and as ann shows us, among that crowd are some adults desperate for work. >> the line stretched around the building. almost 1,000 people hoping to work at six flags discovery kingdom. >> i stand out from the pack. >> among the hundreds of teenagers, the usual hires at the theme park, there are people like 52-year-old scott anderson. >> i have a degree and i have certificates, and here i am. >> and joe hoping for a job. >> anything that will get me. i'll shovel up animal turds if i have to. >> not necessarily his first choice of work. >> i have 15 plus years in the trade doing remodeling and new construction. but when the economy kind of took a dive, i couldn't find anything. i lost my job and so it's been real tough. >> while the numbers of out of work adults increase, so does the competition for typical teenagers. >> i've been looking for a job since 2010 and i'm 18. i'm going to be 19 pretty soon. it's ridiculous that my age group