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 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

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

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