juarez of failing to pay a marketing company for attack fliers in support of former oakland mayor xiang tao's 2022 election campaign. the fbi raided tao's home, as well as three other sites linked to the duong family back in june. the duong family operates businesses that hold contracts with the city of oakland, and have been prominent political donors in the city, according to the da's filing. juarez received two payments from the duong family and their businesses. one was for $125,000 from abc security and california waste solutions. the other was for $170,000 from abc security. the duong family and california waste management solutions, the da's filing says those funds went into a juarez business account that was used to pay for a portion of those campaign attack fliers billed at more than $84,000. the da's document says, quote, juarez was essentially a conduit for these companies to help the mayor win and preserve and enhance these companies access to taxpayer funded contracts. the da's filing also accuses juarez of paying andre jones, xiang tao's partner, but did not specify the purpose.

it focuses on mario juarez, who was doing work for former mayor xiang tao's 2022 campaign. the documents, filed by the alameda county district attorney's office monday accused political operative mario juarez of failing to pay a marketing company for attack fliers in support of former oakland mayor xiang tao's 2022 election campaign. the fbi raided tao's home, as well as three other sites linked to the duong family back in june. the duong family operates businesses that hold contracts with the city of oakland, and have been prominent political donors in the city, according to the da's filing. juarez received two payments from the duong family and their businesses. one was for $125,000 from abc security and california waste solutions. the other was for $170,000 from abc security. the duong family and california waste management solutions, the da's filing says those funds went into a juarez business account that was used to pay for a portion of those campaign attack fliers. billed at more than $84,000. the da's document says, quote, juarez was essentially a conduit for these

now that xiang tao is no longer the mayor of the city.eady filed to succeed xiang tao renea webb, a former staffer for tao while she was on the city council, as well as former council member lauren taylor, one time olympic skier elizabeth swaney, labor organizer tyron jordan, pastor fabian robinson, real estate agent larry lionel young jr, and former city council candidate mindy petchenik. as for congresswoman barbara lee, well, she says she has not made a decision just yet. >> i'm not going to say yes or no until i know that if i can make life better for people, if i can address the issues in a structural way, and if i can address some of the challenges, then maybe that is more important than what the no. people are saying no. >> barbara lee's tenure in the house will end january 3rd. her seat will be filled by lateefah simon, who won the election last month. >> coming up at 11 san francisco city leaders releasing the latest numbers on drug overdoses, the slight increase reported last month. [music] >> and we are tracking the fog. there'

current mayor xiang tao was recalled last month.later this month. >> number three jurors in san francisco are expected to begin deliberations today in the trial over the killing of cash app founder bob lee. he was stabbed and died in april of last year. yesterday, one juror was out sick and had to be replaced by an alternate. >> number four you can get in the holiday spirit in san francisco tonight. it's the annual civic center plaza tree lighting event. they'll be live performances, snow flurries, a toy giveaway. they turn on the lights at 5:30 p.m. and number five in the accuweather forecast are dry and warm. >> pattern continues for another day. you're looking live from our sutro tower camera. clear skies out there this morning. we do have one issue with visibility in the north bay. we'll switch on over to live doppler seven where we do find areas like novato down to a quarter of a mile. some improving conditions around santa rosa right now up to ten miles. so some good news there. highs today. a lot of sunshine on the way. tempe

and in her last hours in office, xiang tao called in to tonight's council meeting to break a tie on two votes. tao voted yes to approve both a tenant protections item and amendments to small local business enterprise program certification requirements. looking back, tao was elected mayor in 2022. her tenure has been marked with both highlights and controversies, including the fbi raid on her home. well, today, she told ktvu jana katsuyama she's proud of the work she's done to find housing solutions for the homeless, as well as combating crime, and really has no regrets. >> i'm very proud of my team because we led with our values and we were unapologetic about it. i'm most proud of resurrecting our cease fire strategy because it saved hundreds of lives, you know? and not just that, but has brought down crimes. >> supporters from the mayor's faith council came out today for a final gathering, and one final prayer. also during tonight's meeting, the council voted to approve budget balancing legislation as the city faces a $129 million deficit. the meeting went long this evening as the coun

she served as the recalled mayor's chief of staff when xiang tao was a city council member. she's currently working as an educator at crocker highlands elementary school. she's also a gun safety advocate. >> well, my family has called oakland home for over 100 years. my family has served as police officers, firefighters, educators. it's just ingrained in who i am to serve. and i serve with honesty, with integrity. >> webb, who describes herself as a moderate, said on this day two years ago, she was approached by an fbi agent alerting her that tao was under investigation. webb resigned three weeks later when she said she uncovered pay to play schemes during tao's campaign for mayor and after she won. tao has maintained that she's done nothing illegal. >> i know right now people are feeling like a little hopeless. i really want to show them that when you have a leader that actually cares about the people, there's going to be transformative change. >> webb said public safety and fiscal responsibility would be her top priorities. that to do list is shared by lauren taylor, a for

the election result of mayor xiang tao losing a recall vote is to be certified tomorrow.ial election for oakland will likely be held next spring. >> and a san francisco supervisor now facing a recall effort because he supported the closure of the great highway. critics of proposition k, which did pass in the recent election, want a recall district for supervisor joel engardio for supporting that plan. the prop k will close a two mile stretch of the great highway and turn it into a park. while most of the voters in the city of san francisco approved of the idea, voters in the sunset and the richmond districts were against it. the recall supporters say that shows engardio is out of touch with his constituents and residents in d4, whose interests were for some reason not his interests, and he ignored them. >> i think he failed at being a supervisor. >> i brought more police protection to the sunset, created the night markets with community partners, put algebra on the ballot to bring algebra back to middle school. so these are the things that families in the sunset care most

oakland mayor xiang tao, now in her final hours in office. 60% ofndrs rece recent election. ow she says she plans to stay in oakland and focus on her family. and san francisco mayor london breed said goodbye tod bs during her last regular appearance. breed says she is grateful for their partnership and collaboration, and believes the city is in a betre first end office. and you'reat, wahing ktvu fox two news here at 630. east bay congresswoman barbara lee is leavingongress in a fy 27 years. supporters have described her as a champion of peace, a progressiven, a community advocate. k reporter greg lee sat dow her to look back at her career. >> i feel a sense of gratitude for the■7 opportunity to not ono advance justi, equity and pe country and the entire world. >> congresswoman barbara lee delivered an emotional final speech on the house floor. lee, nearing the end of repset bay in congress. lee sitting down with ktvu to reflect on her legacy. >> i want the■omo remember me for hopefully speaking truth to power and raising their voices and putting a lens that was notn every sin

the two companies allegedly gave hundreds of thousands of dollars in a secret bid to elevate xiang tao and get taxpayer funded contracts. this was first reported by the mercury news. >> one of the main groups that supported the recall of oakland mayor xiang tao now wants the alameda county registrar of voters to resign. the group accuses registrar tim dupuy of repeatedly delaying the vote count in critical elections. members also say he has struggled to handle the growing number of mail in ballots in alameda county. the group is holding a rally outside the supervisors meeting this morning, calling for the registrar to step down. the lafayette police department has a new chief. >> the big thing for me is just to continue to do what he's done. so we have a slowdown in lafayette. we want to make the community safe. we want to make sure we work with our partners in the chamber of commerce, education, check in with the schools, and continue to have our officers out there to try to deter crime. >> lieutenant james williams will take over for chief ben aldridge, who will join the martinez pol

, according to a legal opinion published by oakland city attorney barbara parker recalled, mayor xiang taoep down after the alameda county registrars registrar of voters certifies the election results by tomorrow and after council declares a vacancy in the mayor's office on december 17th. so far, it's been unclear who will be acting mayor because bass is also moving on after being elected to the county board of supervisors. after the vacancy is declared, the city has 120 days to hold a special election. the city attorney says that's likely to happen by april 15th of next year. on january 6th, city council will meet to elect a new council president. that person will serve as interim mayor until the swearing in of the winner of that special election. now, at the same time, council will also have to appoint someone to fill the district two seat. which boss is opening up before a special election can be held for that seat? the goal is to avoid paying for two separate special elections, and have both held on the same day in april. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena,

oakland mayor xiang tao's term. term ends today. this afternoon, when the city council certifies the election results and declares the mayor, earl and district two vacancies. councilmember nikki fortunato bass will serve briefly as interim mayor before joining the alameda county board of supervisors, and leaders will meet to initiate a series of transitions that could result in four different mayors by april. oakland city council also faces major budget challenges, including potential cuts to police fire and their ambassador program in san jose. a memorial near i-280 honoring six year old king holguin struck and killed after running onto the freeway. this happened on friday night. king was autistic and nonverbal. he died just weeks before his seventh birthday. and police in madison, wisconsin, are still searching for answers after they say a 15 year old student opened fire at a small, private christian school yesterday. one student, one teacher were killed. six others were injured. police say the shooter was pronounced dead on the w

she served as the recalled mayor's chief of staff when xiang tao was a city council member. as an educator at crocker highlands elementary school. >> when i'm our mayor, i really i said something before we need to renew our spirit. >> meaning, we need to really instill in people that sense of pride. >> webb, who describes herself as a moderate, said on this day two years ago, she was approached by an fbi agent alerting her that tao was under investigation. webb resigned three weeks later when she said she uncovered pay to play schemes during tao's campaign for mayor, and after she won. tao has maintained that she's done nothing illegal. >> i know right now people are feeling like a little hopeless. i really want to show them that when you have a leader that actually cares about the people, there's going to be transformative change. >> webb said public safety and fiscal responsibility would be her top priorities. that to do list is shared by lauren taylor, a former city council member who intends to make another run for mayor. he lost to tao in the 2022 election by 677 votes.

so this means the recall of both oakland mayor xiang tao and alameda county district attorney pamela are official and final. chief assistant district attorney royal roberts will take over until an interim da is appointed. the county board of supervisors will debate replacements to fill that role at next tuesday's meeting. today, supporters of the price recall celebrated the end of her time in office. they held a rally outside the courthouse in oakland. some of them held signs that read restore law and order and restore justice. the recall effort started last year as crimes were on the rise in alameda county, especially there in oakland. >> we want to make sure that people are committing crimes, whether it's the first time or many times, or many serious crimes. there will be consequences. >> pamela price has not issued a comment on her last day in office. mayor tao's final day in office will be december 17th. a new at 730 tonight. walgreens says it will be closing another bay area location next year. this will be the store in richmond, right there on mcdonnell drive between marina and

also, oakland city officials did lay out the steps to replace oakland mayor xiang tao.he city will likely have several interim mayors, meaning a lot of uncertainty here in the coming months. and spotify's annual wrapped feature is out for its millions of users. you can find these stories and much more right there at ktvu dot co. >> i'm betty yu with a very special guest. >> ho ho ho. happy holidays. >> ktvu coming up, we'll take you to a very special tree lighting in san francisco. >> oh (♪) when life spells heartburn... how do you spell relief? r-o-l-a-i-d-s rolaids' dual-active formula begins to neutralize acid on contact. r-o-l-a-i-d-s spells relief. sounds like you need to vaporize that cold. dayquil vapocool? it's dayquil plus a rush of vicks vapors. ♪ vapocooooool ♪ woah. dayquil vapocool. the vaporizing daytime, coughing, aching, stuffy head, power through your day, mecine. kicked off the holiday season tonight, and this one created some very special memories in nob hill, thanks to the make-a-wish foundation as well as the ritz-carlton. the ceremony was also emce

following the recall of mayor xiang tao, the current oakland city council president, nikki fortunato bass is next in line to lead the city starting december 17th. bass, however, was just elected to serve as alameda county supervisor, so she'll only serve as mayor until she's sworn into that new role. january sixth. the new council president will become the second interim mayor until a special election. some voters say it's an inefficient process. >> it seems like a waste of taxpayer money and so it shows dysfunction and not any kind of organizational structure. >> we are united and making sure that we can move forward as a city. we love this city deeply. we believe in the city. we will fight for this city if all goes as planned. >> oakland would have four different mayors in just over four months. the special election to select a permanent mayor is set for april 15th. >> our time's now 505. today, the men selected by president elect trump to lead the way on making the government more efficient. we'll go to capitol hill to talk with lawmakers about reducing government spending. now, e

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she had worked as chief of staff for xiang tao when tao was a member of the city council. webb says she left tao's mayoral campaign after being alerted that the fbi was investigating an alleged pay to play scheme. >> no. right now people are feeling like a little hopeless. i really want to show them that when you have a leader that actually cares about the people, there's going to be transformative change. >> renee webb describes herself as a moderate and says her priorities include public safety and fiscal responsibility. now, the candidates for mayor include webb, former council member lauren taylor and community activist tyrone jordan. mindy picnic, fabian robinson, elizabeth sweeney and larry lionel young jr. mayor tao's last day is next tuesday. the official window to file paperwork to run for mayor opens december 23rd and closes on january 17th. >> our time now 505. in san francisco. day five of jury deliberations in the murder trial of naaimur momenti expected to resume today. momenti is charged with stabbing and killing bob lee, the founder of cash app, earlier thi

he narrowly lost in the last mayoral election to xiang tao.s actually a former city council member. the oakland city clerk says the last day to file paperwork to enter the race is january 17th. >> our time now, 736, in half moon bay. dozens of people packed into a town hall meeting to talk about the tsunami warning that was issued earlier this month. that warning from the oregon border all the way to santa cruz county followed a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit off the coast of humboldt county. san mateo county ordered people living near the coast moved to higher ground immediately. county leaders say that order led to confusion among many people living in low lying areas of half moon bay and pacifica. >> many people didn't know where the low lying areas were that they were supposed to leave, and what they saw around them were individuals leaving, which led to panic because they didn't have the information to know that where they were was safe. and so one of the things the county and part of that was caused because the state website crashed.

it's important to note that mayor xiang tao has denied any wrongdoing, and she has not been charged in. now, since she lost last month's recall vote, her last day in office is set for next tuesday. dave. all right. >> andre. time is 716. well, holiday shopping is really underway now, and today marks one week for most mail deadlines to get your gifts to loved ones by christmas. for the customers, using ground advantage or first class mail. the postal service suggests shipping your package no later than next wednesday. priority mail packages should be mailed out by thursday the 19th. any last minute items? they should be sent using priority mail express by saturday the 21st. >> just delivering some packages to get them shipped up north by the get them up there, hopefully by the holidays. >> we plan our our christmas cards. we want them to be earlier rather than last minute. >> it's a challenging time of year for us, but we always try and staff up well, prepare our carriers and the postal service says thousands of new vehicles, more precise operating systems and hundreds of new package so

and once that happens, the recall of both oakland mayor xiang tao and alameda county district attorney pamela price will become official and final. supporters also told us today is pamela price's last day in the district attorney's office. chief assistant district attorney roy roberts will be taking over until an interim district attorney is appointed. the county's board of supervisors will debate replacements to fill that job next tuesday at their meeting. well, city leaders in oakland are dealing with a similar upheaval at the oakland city hall. the current oakland city council president, nikki fortunato bass, is next to replace the recalled mayor xiang tao. bass will step into that job on december 17th, then she'll step away on january 6th to serve in her newly elected job as an alameda county board supervisor. the new council president will become the second interim mayor of oakland until a special election is held on april 15th. and jetblue airlines is ending service to san jose as it gets rid of unprofitable routes. jetblue airways told its staff on wednesday it's cutting a numbe

. >> oakland mayor xiang tao was recalled in part due to concerns over public safety. now there are concerns over the deeper budget cuts to public safety announced on friday. >> there is a cut of overtime, which is 25 million in there, and they're also projecting to cancel two future police academies. >> sergeant timothy dolan is vice president of the police union, with retirement and turnover and no money to hire new officers. he predicts opd could be down to 600 officers by the end of next year. from the 800 officers two years ago. that means cops are forced to work overtime, but opd is millions over budget, mostly because of that overtime. >> a lot of this the department survives on overtime. as far as our mandatory overtime where we work. sideshow operations on the weekend or backfilling open patrol beats or the homicide investigations. >> public safety accounts for almost 70% of the city's general fund, forcing opd to cut overtime. spending by $25 million is equal to about 20% of the entire $120 million budget deficit. oakland will also unrestrict and transfer fun

. >> also, we now know the timeline to replace oakland mayor xiang tao following the successful recalle steps that will need to be taken here in the coming months. >> and another clear day out there. chief meteorologist bill martin is going to have the comple ay are (♪) when you have moderate to severe eczema, it's okay to show off. with dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. with dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, you can stay ahead of your eczema. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your skin from within. many adults saw 90% clearer skin. some even achieved long-lasting clearer skin and fast itch relief after first dose. severe allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for face, mouth, tongue, or throat swelling, wheezing or trouble breathing. tell your doctor of new or worsening eye problems like eye pain, vision changes, or blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or

that includes former supervisor lauren taylor, who narrowly lost the last mayoral election to xiang tao. so heather, quite a few people who have already thrown their names into the hat and, you know, there's still some time, so there could be many more. >> okay, so let's talk about timing here. how long does former congressman woman lee have to think about this? what's the deadline to file the paperwork if she does, in fact decide to run for oakland mayor? >> well, the city clerk says that friday, january 17th, is the last day to file this paperwork. and so that is one of the reasons why this group said that they wanted to get this letter out, publish it now, and try and really encourage her to think about it. >> okay. well, we will see what happens. janet katsuyama, thank you. on capitol hill, the senate has unanimously approved legislation to preserve sites that honor labor and civil rights leader cesar chavez and the farm worker movement. the bill names several nationally significant sites, both in california and arizona, related to chavez and the labor movement, so they include two

here at home, a former staffer for ousted oakland mayor xiang tao is running for that office. she's among the several candidates who want to be oakland's next mayor. renea webb spoke to supporters during a campaign kickoff event. she now works as an educator at crocker highlands elementary. webb was chief of staff for shengtao when tao was on the city council. webb says she left tao's mayoral campaign after learning the fbi was investigating an alleged pay to play scheme. >> i know right now people are feeling like a little hopeless. i really want to show them that when you have a leader that actually cares about the people, there's going to be transformative change. >> webb describes herself as a moderate, says her priorities include public safety and fiscal responsibility. webb isn't the only candidate with experience at city hall. former city council member lauren taylor, who lost to shengtao in the most recent election, also says he is running. others on the list include various community activists, some of whom have run before for mayor or city council. mayor tao's last d

city of oakland, the process being laid out ahead of a special election to replace recalled mayor xiang tao, and revitalizing downtown's large and small. the work among lawmakers and business leaders to bring more light back to downtown berkeley and beyond. >> and we're checking in on the weather. there's not a heck of a lot going on except super nice. we'l get into it is inevitable. chloe! hey dad. they will grow up. [cheering] silly face, ready? discover who they are. [playing music] what they want from this world. and how they will make it better. and while parenting has changed, how much you care has not. that's why instagram is introducing teen accounts. automatic protections for who can contact them and the content they can see. ♪ setting off a complicated series of steps to replace her. and today, city officials laid out those steps. eventually, oakland will hold a special election to permanently replace the outgoing mayor. but before that, the city will likely have several interim mayors, meaning a lot of uncertainty here in the coming months. ktvu tom vacar reports minus mayor shen

. >> back now to that recall of oakland mayor xiang tao. and it is setting off a complicated series of steps to replace her. today, city officials laid out the next steps, including the timing for the special election. >> all right. we want to get more now from ktvu tom vacar, who has been following this story throughout the day. as today, oakland city officials sort of laid out what the next few months are going to look like and things are going to be a bit unstable. tom, to say the least. >> months. months is the operative word. you know, if there's any light at the end of the dark political tunnel that oakland finds itself in, it won't occur for at least another 101 days when the people once again will finally get to make the choice they want, minus mayor qingtao oakland city officials told reporters in wednesday to lay out the game plan and schedule on how tao will be replaced after losing the recall vote and i'm committed to a transparent, responsible and orderly transition of leadership at its december 17th meeting, oakland city counc

the position is now vacant after xiang tao was recalled by voters in november.'s final day in office was december 17th. her shortened term, fraught with conflict and controversy that includes her firing of police chief leronne armstrong, an fbi raid and a massive budget deficit. a special election will be held on april 15th. >> i don't regret any of those decisions because i was always putting the city of oakland at the forefront and not politics, right? for a politician, a lot of times i do see folks put politics at the forefront. but for me and my team, i'm very proud of my team because we led with our values and we were unapologetic about it. >> tao says she'll now be focusing on her two children as she figures out what might be next. san francisco has a new mayor, daniel lurie. the philanthropist and native son from the levi strauss family defeated a field of candidates, including incumbent london breed. the first time candidate is in the process of building his team, and he said he wants to give san francisco a new start. he said he wants his administration

this means the recall of both oakland mayor xiang tao and alameda county district attorney pamela price official and final. chief assistant district attorney roy roberts will take over until an interim da is appointed. the county board of supervisors will debate replacements to fill the role at its next meeting on tuesday and today, supporters of the pamela price recall celebrated the end of her time in office. they held a rally outside the courthouse in oakland. some of them held signs that read restore law and order and restore justice. the recall effort started last year as crime was on the rise in alameda county, especially in the city of oakland. pamela price has not issued a comment on her last day in office. mayor tao's final day in office will be december 17th. >> a representative from the bay area has proposed legislation that would give money to groups that could be used to combat policies enacted by president elect trump. san francisco state senator scott wiener introduced senate bill one this week. it would give public law offices and legal aid organizations $10 million to p

by interim district attorney royal roberts, the former chief of staff for recalled oakland mayor xiang tao has announced that she is running for mayor in the eltionn april. renee webb served ashieff staff starting when she was a city council member until just after she was sworn in as mayor in december of 2022, webb telling ktvu last june 1st reason she resigned was the mayor told her to keep quiet when webb accused the mayor's partner of promising jobs to unqualified people. webb currently works as an educator at crocker highlands elementary school in oakland. at least six other candidates are in the race so far tonight. school district leaders in san francisco will discuss a plan to close a very large budget deficit, which could include layoffs. the district's new superintendent is looking to make $113 million in cuts in the face of a budget shortfall. she has previously suggested encouraging senior employees to accept buyout plans and take an early retirement. san francisco unified, like many districts, is dealing with a drop in enrollment and resulting losses in state funding. tonight'

. >> after months of embroiled in being embroiled in controversy, mayor xiang tao is no longer the mayorr handling of multiple issues, including the city's budget crisis and the firing of oakland's former police chief. last night's city council meeting was her last official duty as mayor and her final hours. she spoke to ktvu about her rise from an intern back in 2012, to city council member to the mayor's office, and she said she has no regrets. >> brought down and took took down the largest encampment in northern california at wood street. you know, my first three months in office and then we housed everyone. and now over 100 units of affordable housing is there. i'm most proud of resurrecting our cease fire strategy because it saved hundreds of lives. you know, and not just that, but has brought down crimes. >> tao says she plans to stay in oakland and focus on her family. many of her supporters say they hope she will run for office again in the future. >> and president abbas i motion passes with a vote of six ayes to excuse. >> the president of the city council, nikki fortunato bass,

this means the recall of both oakland mayor xiang tao and alameda county district attorney pamela priceicial and final. supporters also told us that today is pamela price's last day in the da's office. chief assistant district attorney roy roberts will take over until an interim da is appointed. the county's board of supervisors will debate replacements to fill the role at next tuesday's meeting. today, supporters of the price recall celebrated the end of her time in office. they held a rally outside the courthouse in oakland. some of them held signs that read restore law and order and restore justice. the recall effort started last year as crimes were on the rise in alameda county, especially in oakland. >> we want to make sure that people are committing crimes, whether it's the first time or many times, or many serious crimes, there will be consequences. >> there's so much interest around pamela price has not issued a comment on her last day in office. bart's board of directors is considering changing the name of the lake merritt station, and this proposal to change it would be to oak

the process is moving forward to replace recalled oakland mayor xiang tao, with election results expectedo be certified today on december 17th. oakland city council is expected to formally accept the results. then current city council president nikki fortunato bass will become interim mayor, but she just won the race for a seat on the alameda county board of supervisors. so next month, she's moving on. in january, then a new city council will be sworn in and they will pick the next city council president, who will become the new interim mayor. a special election for a permanent replacement for tao will not be held until mid-april. >> opening night for san francisco ballet's nutcracker will go on as planned tomorrow. a labor dispute involving members of the american guild of musical artists threatened the season, but today the union announced it reached a tentative agreement with the ballet on a new contract. the deal still needs to be ratified, but performances will go on as planned. the union represents the dancers and stage managers. also, new developments tonight with the broken sewage

this means the recall of both oakland mayor xiang tao and alameda county district attorney pamela price are official and final. this was pamela price's last day in the da's office. chief assistant da roy roberts will now take over until an interim district attorney is appointed. the county's board of supervisors will debate replacements to fill the role at its next meeting on tuesday, and supporters of the price recall celebrated the end of her time in office today. they held a rally right outside the courthouse in oakland. some of them held signs that read restore law and order and restore justice. the recall effort started last year as crimes were on the rise in alameda county, especially in the city of oakland. >> we want to make sure that people are committing crimes, whether it's the first time or many times, or many serious crimes, there will be consequences. there's so much interest around. >> pamela price has not issued a comment about her last day in office. still, to come here at six day two of deliberations in the murder trial. while there was an hour delay today, also ahead,

oakland is laying down the timeline for selecting the city's next mayor following the recall of mayor xiang tao. city leaders released the timeline this morning at city hall. the registrar of voters is set to certify the election results tomorrow. mayor tao was recalled by more than 60% of voters in last month's election. council president nikki fortunato bass will become interim mayor, but only for a short time. she's been elected to the alameda county board of supervisors and is set to take her new office on january 6th. >> city council will then, on january 6th, elect its next council president and president pro tem. the new council president will serve as interim mayor until the special election and swearing in, and the president pro tem will serve as acting council president. >> the city of oakland is set to hold a special election on april 15th to elect a new mayor. airline executives are on the hot seat today in washington, d.c, over the airline's use and expansion of so-called junk fees. representatives from five major airlines. we're talking about united spirit, frontier, delta and ame

she was sworn in yesterday and replaces xiang tao, who was recalled.his is going to be a short stint, probably less than three weeks. bass is going to become an alameda county supervisor at the beginning of january. the city council will then have to appoint a new mayor. a bipartisan spending bill that would keep the government funded through march is on the brink of collapse, after president elect donald trump and billionaire elon musk slammed it as wasteful. gloria. congress has until tomorrow night to reach a deal, or millions of federal workers will go into the holidays without a paycheck. >> yes, the negotiations on capitol hill continued overnight on the bipartisan spending bill. the bill includes more than $100 billion for disaster relief after hurricanes milton and helene. it also includes $250 million to increase childcare access, $25 million to protect the homes of supreme court justices, and a 3.8% pay raise for members of congress. the bill collapsed after trump backer elon musk whipped up outrage online, slamming the deal for wasteful spen

and new details are emerging in the corruption investigation involving former oakland mayor xiang taoting tao's mayoral run in exchange for valuable city contracts. alameda county court documents say juarez received hundreds of thousands of dollars from multiple businesses, including the california waste solutions. that money then went towards tao's campaign ads. >> our time is now 645. well, the country of guyana is now trying to turn the site of the 1978 jonestown massacre into a tourist attraction, and that is being criticized. 918 people were killed in 1978, in a mass murder suicide case. now, congresswoman jackie speier was there. she survived the massacre after being shot several times. she was a congressional aide at the time who was there to help investigate claims that people were being held against their will, and many of them were from here in the bay area. jackie speier is urging the federal government to stop that site in south america from being turned into a tourist attraction. >> it's horrified because it doesn't deserve to be a tourist attraction, and i would not supp

that means both oakland mayor xiang tao and alameda county district attorney pamela price have been recalledchief assistant district attorney roy roberts will serve as district attorney until an interim da is appointed. the county board of supervisors will debate a replacement to fill that role at next tuesday's meeting. well, supporters of the recall of pamela price celebrated the end of her time in office. they staged this rally outside the courthouse in oakland, and some of them held signs reading restore law and order and restore justice. the recall effort began last year as crimes were rising in alameda county, especially in oakland. >> we want to make sure that people are committing crimes, whether it's the first time or many times, or many serious crimes. there will be consequences. >> now, mayor tao's final day in office as mayor of oakland will be december 17th. >> a representative from the bay area has proposed legislation that would give money to groups that could help combat policies enacted by president elect trump. it would give public law offices and legal aid organizations $1

he narrowly lost in the last mayoral election to xiang tao.january 17th. >> hundreds of bay area workers are on picket lines heading into the holidays. amazon. amazon. >> amazon. amazon. >> amazon. workers nationwide, including san francisco, walked off the job and the strike is expected to continue today. distribution warehouse workers are asking for pay raises and better benefits. they say they gave amazon a december 15th deadline but were ignored. amazon accuses the union of coercing and threatening amazon employees to join the strike. >> they refuse to do that. they've refused all the other deadlines that we've set for them. so now they've left us with no choice but to strike. >> across town, workers at the marriott hotels began voting on a new contract offer. workers say it appears to be a good deal after examining the wages and medical benefits. hilton and hyatt workers remain on the picket lines. >> our time now. 536. governor gavin newsom and first partner jennifer siebel newsom held a virtual ceremony to induct the first all female cl

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november 5th election results, which made the mayor's office officially vacant because of the recall of xiang tao. now, bass will only be the interim mayor until january 6th, when she will become an alameda county supervisor. the next oakland city council president will then become the next interim mayor until a special election is held in april. >> our time now 702. the city of el cerrito now has the bay area's first majority lgbtq plus city council, and they were sworn in last night. two new council members were sworn in. rebecca saltzman and william katsaounis, and council member carolyn wysinger was sworn in as el cerrito's new mayor. as of today, four out of five el cerrito city council members identify as lgbtq. plus, they've become california's third majority queer city council. >> i'm just thrilled to have this opportunity to continue to represent el cerrito, and we're making history here today, and we're also going to serve every type of person here and make sure that the city continues to serve all of our residents. >> now, judge vicki kolakowski swore in council member saltzman. judge

last month. >> and ktvu tory gaines is in our newsroom with more about xiang tao. orning dave. yes, it is tao's final day in office, and we're looking back at what has been a complicated term for soon to be former mayor xiang tao tao, who was once thought to have a burgeoning political career, ran for oakland's top job after serving only one term as city council member in district four. now, labor and progressive groups bolstered tao as she ran for mayor in 2022, with tao winning that election by a razor thin margin only 622 votes. tao's term has been marred with issues from the start. within 13 days of taking office, former opd chief leronne armstrong was placed on leave after an investigation into alleged police misconduct. >> our goal here is not to be punitive. this is not a disciplinary action to chief leronne armstrong. this is an opportunity to more fully review the findings of the reports and let our oversight bodies act and do the job that they're in place to do. >> tao later chose to fire armstrong the following month. he has since sued the city and the ma

it is the last day in office for oakland mayor xiang tao, who was successfully recalled by voters last month. ktvu is tory gaines joins us now live in studio. to share more details from tao's time serving oakland in the top job. good morning tory. >> good morning. yeah. it's tao's final day in office, and as an as a mayor she has faced several challenges. her time in office has been marred with several difficulties. first off as soon as she got into office, within a months, the first thing she was tasked with handling was trying to get an oakland top job. now obviously, she ended up firing a former police chief, leronne armstrong to many many folks were challenged by that. obviously here's one person who ended up leading the recall effort against her. >> it falls on this particular mayor is that she's done things to exacerbate the problem. firing chief leronne armstrong first, a baseless firing. >> yeah. so obviously there was a lot of challenges for tao. she was facing that. and then came the fbi after the recall efforts grew against her. now this fbi raid, she had no warning about it