. >> oakland mayor libby schaff talking about how she's promising to make changes that will help combat the violent crime that we have seen in oakland. and today there's going to be a hearing police chief leronne armstrong as well about the department plans to do that had a recent string of murders in the city, including one of our kron 4 security guards sarah stinson is live in the newsroom with the details. sarah, i think everyone saying enough is enough. i mean, every day the police department fights crime under staff. so this morning. >> the oakland police chief will address staffing issues and recent homicides. hopefully we'll get some updates on cases we've been covering right here from the newsroom. chief armstrong announced this press conference just hours after mayor libby schaaf said she plans to propose hiring more police officers in front of council this week should be addressing that the city saw its 127th homicide of the year on sunday right after additional tactical teams were put into place to support patrol officers on the streets within the last week. 3 lives have been

that's oakland mayor libby schaff promising to make changes to help combat the violent crime and oakland. yeah. and today we're going to be hearing from the police chief leronne armstrong to about. >> not only recent uptick in crime but also the staff shortages are experiencing their opd. >> kron 4. sarah stinson is live in the newsroom with the details. sarah. >> it looks like the mayor and the police chief all on the same page, saying that they need more staff as they continue to fight an increase a violent crime on a daily basis this morning. the oakland police chief will address staffing issues and recent homicides. we've seen chief armstrong announced this press conference just hours after mayor libby schaaf said she plans to propose hiring more police officers and then council this week, the city saw its 127th homicide this year on sunday right after additional tactical teams were put into place to support patrol officers on the streets really fighting these crimes within the last week, 3 lives have been lost to violence, including one of our own. it's also been 44 instances of gun

homicides chief armstrong announced this press conference just hours after the city council and mayor libby schaff talked about what they plan to it. the mayor saying she was going to propose hiring more police officers in front of council this week. the city saw its 127th homicide this year on sunday right after additional tactical teams were put into place to support patrol officers responding to these violent crimes within the last week, 3 lives have been lost to violence. one of our own. there's also been 44 instances of gunfire and 35 robberies. officers have recovered nearly 1000, 100 guns within the last year. police did insist in addition to these tactical teams helping they did help reduce crime over the holiday weekend. but that's something we need to ask more about more about these tactical. teams in today's press conference. city leaders say the increased gun violence is a public health crisis. i talked with karl chan with the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. he cars. he and the mayor both brought up issues with the current bail policies regarding gun possession. >> the tradition

look that, as you know, is oakland mayor libby schaff and there she is promising to make changes. >> to combat the violent crime that we have seen in oakland and in effect by ourselves. here comes and we're also going to be hearing from a local police chief leronne armstrong to about the recent murders. >> that we've seen there in oakland and the staff concerns with opd. there's a lot of issues after trying juggle to fix the for sarah stinson is live in the newsroom with the details. sarah, what are they going to do differently. >> well, local police department there not only facing this increased violence but also seeing minimal staffing. so this morning the oakland police chief will be holding that press conference to discuss the staffing issues and all the recent homicides that we have seen in this was an ounce hours after mayor libby schaff, as you just heard, says she plans to propose hiring more police officers in front of council this week. the city saw its 127 shooting death this year on sunday right after additional tactical teams were put into place to support patrol office

mayor schaff also says a hiring plan for new officers will be brought in front of the council by friday. >> today, oakland city leaders honor the kron 4 security guard who was shot last wednesday and died while he was on assignment for the station in tonight. police are still looking for the gunman. a $32,500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the person who shot and killed kevin ishida. >> over the weekend. oakland police released this picture of what is believed to be the suspect car. it is a white 2004 to 2008 acura tl with 4 doors and a sunroof. it does not have a front license plate. oakland police say the gunman shot in the while trying to steal our reporter's dues camera. passed away on saturday morning from his injuries today, oakland city leaders came together to honor she to kron four's. has he has the story. >> so your reflections about the tragic shooting death of you. >> and we just extend our grief. to the friends, the family, the huge community that we know and benefited from the service of kevin shida. >> oakland. mayor libby chef and cou

in 8 schaff also says a hiring plan for new officers will be brought in front of the council by friday. police in the east bay were also kept. busy was 2 separate car jackings over the weekend. but what could have been even more disturbing. is that kids under the age of 16 are being accused of committing the crimes. in one case a 13 year-old boy was arrested after police say stole a car in oakland. >> and then led officers on a chase eventually crashing the car in oakley this type of criminal activity involving young people has set in several times now over the last year. but first, dan talking with a local organization about keeping kids away from crime. he joins us now live in the newsroom with more on that tonight. dan will begin grande opened based organization youth uprising has been. >> working to break the cycle of generational poverty and violence here locally in these recent crimes involving teens in some cases kids even younger than that has become alarming and the the chief executive of the organization is pointing to a lack of resources and programs that keep kids away from

schaff also says a hiring plan for new officers will be brought in front of the council by friday today, oakland city leaders honor the kron 4 security guard who was tragically shot and killed while on assignment last wednesday and tonight police are still looking for the gunman responsible. a 32,000, $500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the person who shot and killed kevin nishita over the come police released this picture of what's believed to be the suspect's vehicle it's a white 2004 to 2008 acura tl. >> and as for doors in a sunroof. it does not have a front license plate. oakland police say the gunman shot the sheet while trying to steal our reporter's news camera. she did died on saturday morning from his injuries. >> today. open city leaders came together to honor she to kron four's. haaziq madyun has that part of our coverage. >> so your reflections about the tragic shooting death of you. >> and we just extend our grief. to the friends, the family, the huge community that we know and benefited from the service of kevin shida. >> oakland. mayo

but in fact, maintain. >> those middle staffing mayor schaff says the city will be making the case to reverse police budget cuts and a hiring freeze of an additional 50 positions in the department starting in july. >> she plans on taking a closer look at the city's bail policy. the amount of time it takes for cases to go to trial as well as the ability to use the city c spire policy to its full extent which include the threat of punishment. if services and compliance with the message of peace and freedom are not taken up mayor schaff says a hiring plan for new officers will be brought before council by friday. >> i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> coming up at 6 addressing the supply chain and inflation challenges. president biden has met with the ceos of some top companies about fixing these problems. what this could mean for american shoppers. and don't let your home be the target of porch pirates. if your package gets stolen, chances are placement. is it going to come very quickly how to ensure you do get your online orders and a big shakeup at twitter. we will hear from a scene that

. >> oakland mayor libby schaff and council members shade lauren taylor and treat to read share their reactions to the shooting death of kevin ishida, a security guard who was gunned down last week while guarding kron 4 news crew working on a story in to see that he was, you know, they're in in his capacity to just help with reporting. >> i think that that's something that we need to really take focus on and planned to see how we're going to address this rise in violent crimes. violent gun crimes had the opportunity meet. >> kevin on several occasions and always, a warm inviting sort of smile. company have. my heart broke when i initially learned of his passing the pain and the sense of loss. it gets even more pronounced them or learn about him. his life, its service. 2 bay area residents in terms of keeping keeping us safe. he deserves to be calm. >> and to have been. working with a sense of protection in the city and not shown up for work with any fear or trepidation. losing his life no one should. and then has he come in. you and i know you know him personally. >> and again, our he

is their response mayor schaff at all to what's happened in the last few days. every she's just as heartbroken as we all on all the violent crimes we've seen over the past few weeks as well as over the past summer and the year before so we argue we are united in in in saying this enough is we can't let this happen. anymore. it's not not possible to end all crime. we know that. no city is going to do that. but we have to bring it down under control. we have to reduce the violence and it takes a multifaceted approach to make that happen. and that's what we're focusing on. that's what we're investing in alright council member dan called from the oakland city council. thank you so much for your time here on kron. 4 news at 10 o'clock. thank you, john. thank you. >> developing now, petaluma police have lifted a shelter-in-place that we first told you about tonight on kron 4 news at 6 o'clock. police say they issued that because they were searching for a suspect in a robbery that suspect is still on the run tonight. he's described as a black man with a shaved head las

mayor libby schaff for comment, but we have not heard from her. however, oakland city council member dan cow has issued a statement saying, quote, i am so deeply saddened about the tragic loss of kevin ishida. my deepest condolences to his family and to the kron family. he was a man of honor with a career to be proud of. california. congressman eric swalwell also offering his condolences on twitter yesterday he called the last heart breaking and thanks an issue to for his years of service. the congressman is calling for his killer to be brought to justice. and there is a fund that's been set up for the issue to family donations to his family can be made to the kevin mushy to trust at the metropolitan bank in oakland. they can be made in person or by mail the information that's on your screen here is also available for you at kron 4 dot com and we do again, just want to send our deepest condolences to his family and any help anyone would like to give to is is a deeply appreciated. coming up here on the kron 00:00am morning news world leaders are on

the city and he says he will be increasing staffing to address the violence in general mayor libby schaff released a statement which reads in part, quote, at the next city council meeting. our administration will propose adding additional police academy to continue our effort to properly staff. the oakland police department oakland is carly at 680 officers. the lowest in a decade. our residents and our local businesses deserve safety properly staffed police department to respond to emergency calls and to prevent burglaries before they occur. well in the north bay. police say 4 teenagers burned the rise and apple store this is in santa rosa. well, this comes following a string of retail robberies in the bay area this holiday season. police officers responded to a smash-and-grab theft yesterday morning in the santa rosa plaza. well, these are surveillance images we're showing you from the store released by police. police say the teens took more than $20,000 worth of merchandise. >> well, now to some big developments in the bay area's crack down on those organized retail crimes just a day af

city and he says is going to be increasing staffing to address the violence in general mayor libby schaff released a statement reads in part in oakland. our police department increased staffing throughout this busy shopping weekend. also at the next city council meeting. our administration. it's going to oppose adding an additional police academy to continue our efforts to properly staff. the oakland police department oakland is currently at 680 officers. the lowest in a day cade that our residents and local businesses deserve safety and properly staffed. police departments to respond to the emergency calls and to prevent burglaries before they happen. in the north bay. police say 4 teenagers burglarized an apple store that was in santa rosa, this all comes following a string of retail robberies in the bay area this holiday season. police officers responded to a smash and grab that yesterday morning in the santa rosa plaza. these are surveillance images from that store released by police. police say the teens took more than $20,000 worth of merchandise in this robbery. >> and he's a mayor

he says he will increase staffing to address the violence in general mayor libby schaff released a statement. it reads in part in oakland. our police department increase staffing throughout this busy shopping weekend. also at the next city council meeting. our administration will propose adding an additional police academy to continue our effort to properly staff. the oakland police department alton is currently at 680 officers. the lowest in a decade. our residents and our local businesses deserve safety properly staffed police department to respond to emergency calls and to prevent burglaries before they happen. also in the north bay. police say 4 teenagers burglarized and apple store. that's in santa rosa. this all comes following a string of retail robberies in the bay area this holiday season. police officers responded to a smash and grab that yesterday morning in the santa rosa plaza. these are surveillance images from that store released by the police. police say the teens took more than $20,000 worth of birch and ice. >> well, now to some big developments in the bay area's crack down

he says will be increasing staffing to address the violence in general mayor libby schaff releasing a statement. it reads in part, quote. in oakland, our police department increase staffing throughout this busy shopping weekend. also at the next city council meeting. our administration will propose adding an additional police academy to continue our effort to properly staff. the oakland police department oakland is currently at 680 officers. the lowest in a decade. our residents and local businesses deserve safety properly staffed police department to respond to emergency calls and to prevent burglaries before they occur. we've also reached out to the chief for a statement on the ongoing violence tonight as of right now, we're waiting to hear back. to the south bay now san jose officials about lined their plan to tackle the growing number of smash-and-grab thefts around malls there. kron four's, rob fladeboe was at the event today. he joins us now live from the oakridge mall in san jose. >> with details on that. good evening, rob. >> good evening, grant. that's right. i'm here at a sa

. >> oakland mayor libby schaff and congresswoman karen bass on the infrastructure bill and build back better. >> plus he created a model for guaranteed income in california now michael tubbs is telling his story it's really about putting a motion. >> to some of the work seen over the decade and an inside look at the redistricting process will californians have a say in the balance of power in washington so california is at least going to be a part of the discussion for the fight for the majority. broadcasting

oakland mayor libby schaff talked about what this means for the city. >> this city is painfully aware good infrastructure saves lives. it is just a down payment on a total vision of equity, safety, resilience that cities across america just like oakland have been waiting for. liz: new fiber cables will also be in thstalled. california fish and wildlife announced crab season will open december 1 this year. that means no crab in time for thanksgiving but you could see fresh dungeness in time for the end of the your holidays. this season was delayed because pods of humpback whales were spotted through the fishing zones. san mateo's mall held its tree lighting to kick off the holidays. ♪ [rudolph the red nosed reindeer] ♪ ♪ liz: it was lit in the main square followed by a parade with all the favorite christmas characters. the sugarplum fairy, the grinch, and frosty the snowman made an appearance. kids took part in gingerbread house decorating and toys for tots set up a drive. the start of the show was santa claus. santa will be available for photos from now until christmas eve at ma

mayor libby schaff has announced a new housing assistance program. the idea is to help people pay the rent before they get evicted and that will prevent homelessness. it's called the shallow subsidy program and it pays a portion of the person's rent every month for up to 18 months. mogan mcdonnell with a nonprofit housing resource program says that this is going to focus on neighborhoods where rents have gone up nearly 90% and also to neighborhoods with high rates of gentrification. the total cost of the program is around 3 and a half million dollars. >> well, a local housing deheloper is suing the city of santa clara for allegedly rejecting a new affordable housing project and potentially violating state law. an attorney for republican etro pollack and tells kron 4 that the developer has been in talks with city officials to build this 240 unit development with retail and recreational space across from santa clara university. you can see some of the renderings there. well, the developer claims that it's invested millions of dollars so far into this p

we have oakland mayor libby schaff announcing a new housing assistance pilot program designed to stop evictions and prevent homelessness altogether. the new program is called shallow subsidy and it will pay for a portion of a person's rent every month for up to 18 months. logan mcdonald was a nonprofit housing resource program and he says that the program will focus on neighborhoods where rents have increased nearly 90%. and obviously that's way too high for anybody to afford. but the goal is to help provide those neighborhoods with high rates that have a high risk of gentrification the cost of the program is around 3.4 million dollars. we'll see how successful it is. also in the news, a local housing developer is suing the city of santa clara for allegedly rejecting a new affordable housing project and potentially violating state law. an attorney for republican metropolitan tells kron 4 that the developer had been in talks with the city to build a 240 unit development with retail and recreational space right across from santa clara university. the developer claims that it's already i

thrilled that this demonstration program will touch the lives of 200 households, oakland mayor libby schaff announces a new housing assistance pilot program called shallow subsidy. it is designed to help prevent homelessness in oakland by paying a portion of a person's rent every month for up to 18 months. >> i don't know what i i you know, i can't pay the rent by receive income or. >> so secure. our main focus is closing the gap logan mcdonnell, the associate director of the nonprofit housing resource program bay area community services is responsible for implementing the pilot and selecting the families were focus on neighborhoods whose rents have increased by upwards of 90%. people that have been experiencing homelessness in our lives. >> they paid more than half of their income on rent and their neighborhoods have high rates of gentrification. the total cost of the program. this 3.4 million dollars. the pilots partners includes billionaire philanthropist marc benioff who funded the initial seed money to get the rental subsidy off the ground. we believe in expensive housing market like t

mayor libby schaff says housing is a human right even when the cost of living is as high as it is here in the bay area. this latest pilot program looks to try to prevent homelessness from happening in the first place by putting money. >> directly into people's pockets. kron four's haaziq mod-yoon tells us how it works. >> we are so thrilled that this demonstration program will touch the lives of 200 households, oakland mayor libby schaff announces a new housing assistance pilot program called shallow subsidy. it is designed to help prevent homelessness in oakland by paying a portion of a person's rent every month for up to 18 months. >> i don't know what i i mean, i can't pay the rent by receive income level. >> i'm so sick. you are main focus is closing the gap logan mcdonnell, the associate director of the nonprofit housing resource program bay area community services is responsible for implementing the pilot and selecting the families were focus on neighborhoods whose rents have increased by upwards of 90%. people that have been experiencing homelessness in our lives. they paid more

hopefully they will come to their senses in santa clara rob fladeboe kron 4 news oakland mayor libby schaff has announced a new housing assistance pilot program designed. >> to stop evictions and prevent homelessness. the new program is called shallow subsidy and it would pay for a portion of a person's rent every month for up to 18 months. logan mcdonnell with the nonprofit housing resource program bay area. community services says it will focus on neighborhoods whose rents have increased by upwards of 90% and neighborhoods with high rates of gentrification. the total cost of the program is almost 3 and a half million dollars. mayor chef says she believes this can rapidly stabilize some bay area households. new developments tonight in the future of the oakland coliseum site regardless of what the a's decide to do. the city council is moving forward with efforts to bring a wnba team to town. the council. her 2 proposals tonight, the african american sports and entertainment group pitched a plan to bring a pro basketball team back to oakland. the other group led by. baseball hall of famer fo

well, oakland mayor libby schaff. she's announced a new housing assistance pilot program. this is designed to stop evictions and prevent homelessness. >> the new program is called shallow subsidy. it will pay part of a person's rent every month for up to 18 months. it will focus mostly on neighborhoods will rents are way up as much as 90% higher. the total cost of the program is around 3.4 million dollars. mayor schaff says she believes the move will stabilize many local house hopes. >> to the south bay now where a legal battle is brewing over a proposed housing development in the city of santa clara after the developer accused the city of scuttling the project without warning a proposed mixed use housing development on what is now vacant land is said to be in jeopardy developer republic metropolitan was planning a 240 unit development with retail and space for recreation developer claims it has invested millions of dollars and accuses the city of meeting behind closed doors to kill the project. >> without any notice to the developer. >> the. >> town went into a closed ses

. >> oakland mayor libby schaff announces a new housing assistance pilot program called shallow subsidy. it is designed to help prevent homelessness in oakland by paying a portion of a person's rent every month for up to 18 months. >> i don't know what i i mean, i can't pay the rent by receive income or. >> i'm so sick. you are main focus is closing the gap logan mcdonnell, the associate director of the nonprofit housing resource program bay area community services is responsible for implementing the pilot and selecting the families were focus on neighborhoods whose rents have increased by upwards of 90%. people that have been experiencing homelessness in our lives. they paid more than half of their income on rent and their neighborhoods have high rates of gentrification. the total cost of the program. this 3.4 million dollars. the pilots partners includes billionaire philanthropist marc benioff who funded the initial seed money to get the rental subsidy off the ground. we believe in expensive housing market like the bay area. this is the type of intervention that can rapidly stabilize

mayor libby schaff talked about the program today. >> we want this to be policy. we support the biden administration's proposal that the housing choice vouchers should be universal, that there should be an entitlement just like food stamps and emergency medical care, people deserve a roof over their heads. larry: the program is properly funded, focused on people who have been homeless before and are vulnerable to becoming homeless again. thousands of families in san mateo county will receive frozen turkeys and other food for the thanksgiving holiday from samaritan house, which says they need this year is enormous. reporter amy hollyfield was there for this morning's giveaway. amy: samaritan house used to set aside two saturdays for this holiday food this tradition. now they need a full week to serve everyone who has asked for help this thanksgiving. >> it is double what it had been before covid. it really has. the holidays ring out special need. people are desperate to have some kind of joy to participate in community events just like everyone else, even though th

. >> oakland mayor libby schaff announces a new housing assistance pilot program called shallow subsidy. it is designed to help prevent homelessness in oakland by paying a portion of a person's rent every month for up to 18 months. our main focus is closing the gap. logan mcdonnell, the associate director of the nonprofit housing resource program bay area community services is responsible for implementing the pilot and selecting the families were focus on neighborhoods whose rents increased by upwards of 90%. people that have been experiencing homelessness in our lives. >> they paid more than half of their income on rent and their neighborhoods have high rates of gentrification. the total cost of the program. this 3.4 million dollars. the pilots partners includes billionaire philanthropist marc benioff who funded the initial seed money to get the rental subsidy off the ground. >> i don't know what i i you know, i can't pay the rent by receiving a little. >> so to bridge the gap between what people earn and what the rents are. we can stabilize families prevent homelessness from happening

. >> reporter: after giving their input, oakland mayor libby schaffe and san jose mayor sam licardo were at the signing ceremony. the package includes billions for california. among the projects, up dade the power grid to prevent blackouts and shut offs as well as utility-caused wildfires. more than 25 billion for highways and 4 billion for bridge replacement and repairs over five years. bta says they'll get funding to help build the silicon valley bart station and cal train will electrify system swapping for electric ones. >> this is truly an historic investment in our infrastructure and provides a lot of funding opportunities that we can now apply for. >> reporter: bart spokes woman alicia trost says they'll apply for millions to replace track and cars. >> our biggest project we are hopeful to get more funding for is to replace our train control system, and then that will let us run trains closer together. >> reporter: the bipartisan infrastructure bill is the biggest legislative victory for the president, but with his approval rating dropping to just 41%, how big of a win is it? >> he

but there was representation, san jose mayor sam liccardo, oakland, mayor libby schaff were both at the white house. >> kron four's. dan thorn is in the newsroom and joins us with reaction from mayor. look dant. >> well, catherine, the mayor is really applauding the 2 sides, democrats and republicans for coming together to get something done. the largest chunk of this money for spending is going to california, which is good news for improvement projects like grant mention roads, bridges and of course, the electric grid that need that funding. mayor liccardo says this is also a big win for a greener future. the signing of the 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill in washington is a big benefit for the bay area says san jose mayor sam liccardo. this is a bill we know that's going provide. >> really didn't direct benefit to so many residents, whether it's in broadband infrastructure, and transit investment and water and really in ensuring that we have a more reliable grid. look points to the rolling blackouts and public safety power shut-offs that have become more common under investor o

mayor libby schaff were on hand at the white house. parker's dan thorn is live for us in the newsroom tonight. he joins us with reaction from mayor look harder than what you have to say. well, they can grab. the mayor is really applauding the 2 sides, democrats and republicans for coming together to get something done. the largest chunk of this money for spending is going to california. >> which is good news for improvement projects like you mentioned, roads, bridges and of course the electric grid that need funding. mayor liccardo says this is also a big win for a greener future. the signing of the 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill in washington is a big benefit for the bay area says san jose mayor sam liccardo. this is a bill we know that's going to provide. >> really didn't direct benefit to so many residents, whether it's in broadband infrastructure, and transit investment and water and really in ensuring that we have a more reliable grid. look points to the rolling blackouts and public safety power shut-offs that have become

bipartisan gathering of lawmakers and mayors including san jose's sam liccardo and oakland's libby schaff. california will get the largest portion of the spending. billions up for grabs for bay area transportation projects like the bart silicon valley extension and electrification of caltrain. >> we are here every saturday and sunday cleaning up should we were here on sundays dealing with homicides. they come back the next day. >> illegal dumping like this is a quality-of-life problem that has long been an issue on the streets of oakland. in one year span from october 1 of last year until september 30 this year, open public works as a cleaned up more than 23,000 tons of illegal dumping. now as abc 7 news reporter laura anthony explains, the city is trying to keep up with the demand. >> i have never seen oakland at this level when it comes to the blight >> tons and tons of garbage almost everywhere you look on the streets of oakland. a problem that has only grown during an ongoing pandemic. >> it has overtaken our streets and our communities. as much as we have worked to invest as year, we

mayor libby schaff at the signing today. so lots of california and their representation out there. >> and the selfies are power right now. you've got a lot of folks out here cheering and the good thing is, you know, we're seeing democrats and republicans change for the same thing. and now we need more moments like that. in this country's right. definitely talk to me a little bit about why you feel the passing of this bill was so important in the first place. we have many critical needs here in the bay area and this is a bill we know that's going to provide really didn't direct benefit to so many residents, whether it's in broadband infrastructure, and transit investment and water and really in ensuring that we have a more reliable that seems to be an issue that a lot of folks pay a lot attention to, but it's really critical for us as we make a transition to a clean energy future. if we're going to be able to tackle climate change. it's going to require electric grid that's ready for that. and the 65 billion dollars in this b

current mayor libby schaff, who is termed out. this will be for next year's election. tao announced her candidacy yesterday. joining district 6 oakland councilmember lord taylor in the race back in june. thaobh voted in favor of a budget that redirected 18 million dollars for police spending into violence prevention methods. well, taylor voted against it. kron four's as the queen yuna speaking with both of these council members on their plan to cut violence in the city if they become the next mayor. his story is coming up during kron 4 news at 5 o'clock tonight. but now at 3 and in san francisco, a community is in mourning after a teacher died while he was walking to school, a car struck 30 year-old andrew simon by sherman elementary school where he taught young kids. an investigation is now underway as to what led up to this accident. but today family and community members are speaking out about this tragedy. and for more now we go to kron four's terisa stasio. she's here now live in the newsroom with what happened here. good afternoon to cheree side. good afternoon.

current mayor libby schaff prof are cells of money. and here in the studio to tell us about this new contender l a. >> can current mayor libby schaaf is terming out so she's making it a wide open race for her successor. so her colleague oakland council president shannon tao, who represents district 4 has announced today that she is now vying for the city's highest seat in office. tell touted her humble beginnings as a single mom couch surfing with an infant son. and at one point even sleeping in a car before she finally got a job at merritt college and found her calling in public service. she already made history as the first meng council member in california history and wants to do it again as mayor. her supporters point to a track record fighting for tenants rights and affordable housing. she's actually just one of only 2 courcil members who is or enter herself. tao advocated for paid sick leave as a daughter of laos refugees stood up for immigrant rights and supported early childhood programs that helped her own family programs like

oakland has a new mayor and oakland city council member is looking to succeed current mayor libbm schaff far. ella sogomonian live with us in studio to tell us more about this. a new contender ella. so the oakland mayor libby schaaf. she's terming out, which means that this is a wide open race now for whoever may be her successor. >> her colleague keir open council president chiang tao who represents district 4 has announced today that she is now buying for the city's highest seat to tell touted her humble beginnings as a single mom couch surfing with an infant son. and at one point even sleeping in a car before she got a job at merritt college and found her calling in public service. she already made history as the first long council member in california history and she wants to do it again. as mayor has her supporters point to a track record fighting for tenants right. and affordable housing she's actually just one of only 2 council members right now who is or enter herself. tell advocated for paid sick leave as the daughter of laos refugees stood up for immigrant rights and supported

she is looking to replace mayor libby schaff. >> oakland is from oakland to afford housing crises. all exacerbated by the pandemic. i feel an even more urgent calling to serve and lead this beatable city. >> she is the american to be elected to city council in the state. in september, council member loren taylor announced his plans to run for open mayor. >> and oakland journey returned to guilty verdicts in the december 2019 death of xiao zhang. he was killed well trying retrieve his laptop after it was stolen. the jury convicted the 24-year-old of voluntary manslaughter. two men will be sentenced in january. they's -- they face 15 and 12 year prison terms respectively. >> could there be a major change coming? the proposal to redesign several busy streets near the uc campus. >> plus, the tragic death from fremont now inspiring new safety equipm in business, setbacks change everything. so get comcast business internet and add securityedge. it helps keep your network safe by scanning for threats every 10 minutes. and unlike some cybersecurity options, this helps protect every connect

kristen:libby schaff -- the trial began. kristen: -- a freeway shooting took the life of a boy. >> this tragedy is heartbreaking. it is sickeningly. it is infuriating. that this level of gun violence has taken another beloved child. no matter what your age, you are someone's baby. the toll of this violence is untenable, not just in oakland but in our entire country. kristen: schaff appeared today saying good, targeted policing can cut down on gun violence. according to the police officers association, there have been 650 murders and shootings in oakland this year. the number of oakland police officers recently dropped below 700 for the first time in six years. the outpouring of support for the family of jasper wu has been tremendous. the gofundme effort raised nearly $180,000, far surpassing its goal of $35,000. larry: last week's fatal shooting of a 21-year-old on haight street is calling for london breed to have more police officers. >> we used to have an ambassador program for people part of the community. sadly, there we

mayor libby schaff says was death is as heart-wrenching as it is sickening. in a statement, the mayor says she's devastated by the totality of human loss and trauma caused by gun violence in our society. she's asking anyone might have information on the shooting. the share with the chp investigators that are currently working this case. however, some members of oakland's community are now accusing the people in charge of the apathetic to gun violence. >> people in leadership and what not to say. they don't know what to do is so sad that continues to break my heart as well because they know what to do. it seems like when it's and minority race is it seems like no one really well, that's what they do. they kill each other and whatnot. no problem. >> well, bishop bob jackson of acts full gospel church in oakland has been an outspoken advocate for public safety. he says he thinks a state of emergency should be declared in order to bring additional law enforcement resources to the city of oakland. and we're taking a live look at the radar. these are current weathe

. >> and oakland mayor libby schaff. she has released a statement on jasper wu's death saying to lose a 23 month-old to gun violence as as heart-wrenching and sickening as it gets as a mother and as mayor, i am devastated by the totality of human loss and trauma caused by gun violence in our society as our department assist the chp to investigate this tragedy and bring the perpetrators to justice. we call on anyone who mation to share it with investigators. immediately. 23 killed by gun violence. 23 months old. >> represents oakland's 119 com, a site compared to a total of a 109 homicides for all of 2020. it's also the 76th freeway shooting in alameda county over the last 12 months. the ship, bob jackson of acts full gospel church in oakland describes an atmosphere of apathy being a major contributor to the escalating gun violence. >> people in leadership and what not to say. they don't know what to do is so sad that continues to break my heart as well beaause they know what to do. it seems like when it's and minority ra

emergency in oakland, which would bring in additional law enforcement resources, time oakland's mayor libby schaff released a statement addressing the toddlers killing. she writes in part. >> as a mother and as a mayor, i'm devastated by the totality of human loss and trauma caused by gun violence in our society. >> as our department assist the california highway patrol to investigate this tragedy and bring the perpetrators to justice. we call on anyone who may have information to share it with chp. investigators immediately and the visual is currently underway to honor the young life of jasper will kron four's. dan thorn is there now he will be joining us in the next half hour with the latest details on that. and meantime, sadly, that was not the only deadly shooting in oakland this weekend. 5 others were shot, 2 of which died in addition to jasper wu the first was around 5.40 on saturday evening on weld street responding officers say they found a man with gunshot wounds. he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and died later that night. that same night to other people with gunshot

mayor libby schaff released this statement about the toddler being shot to death. quote. >> to lose a 23 month old to gun violence is is heart-wrenching in as sickening as it gets as a mother and as a i am devastated by the totality of human loss and trauma caused by gun violence in our society as our department assists the california highway patrol to investigate this tragedy and bring the perpetrators to justice. we anyone who may have information to share it with chp. investigators immediately unquote, bishop debts and is calling on the the city council and community leaders to come together and declare a state of emergency in oakland which would bring in additional law enforcement resources because i believe that this crime and this violence and this escalating gun violence is just out of control. has it. but you kron 4 news. >> a vigil for that toddler is planned for this evening in oakland. it's expected start in about an hour at 7 o'clock at the intersection of market and 7th. >> our dan thorn is heading there and we'll have more on that vigil tonight. comin