oakland city councilmember loren taylor. we have 60 million dollars of paving contracts that are being awarded. >> and unfortunately, a proposal is that we reward them too 3 large. corporations instead of creating opportunities for small local businesses. >> the open department of transportation is behind the proposal asking for a waiver that would end the competitive bidding and participation for small businesses in oakland. however, a city ordinance requires that 50% of the work is awarded to local businesses. and half of that is specifically award. it 2 small local businesses that are often owned and operated by minority members of the community. and people need to know that the city stands by its word. oakland city, councilmember sheng thao. the only way to actually feel the historical institutional racism. >> it's really to transform oakland into taking a proactive approach. >> we're writing racial wrongs and party individuals, including people of color and women and in this case are opened small and very small business

oakland city councilmember loren taylor. we have 60 million dollars of paving contracts that are being awarded. >> and unfortunately, a proposal is that we reward them too 3 large. corporations instead of creating opportunities for small local businesses. >> the open department of transportation is behind the proposal asking for a waiver that would end the competitive bidding and participation for small businesses in oakland. however, a city ordinance requires that 50% of the work is awarded to local businesses. and half of that is specifically award. it 2 small local businesses that are often owned and operated by minority members of the community. and people need to know that the city stands by its word. oakland city council member shane tell the only way to actually shield the historical institutional racism. >> it's really to transform oakland into taking a proactive approach. we're writing racial wrongs and party individuals, including people of color and women. and in this case are oakland small and very small business

oakland city councilmember loren taylor. we have 60 million dollars of paving contracts that are being awarded. >> and unfortunately, a proposal is that we reward them too 3 large. corporations instead of creating opportunities for small local businesses. >> the open department of transportation is behind the proposal asking for a waiver that would end the competitive bidding and participation for small businesses in oakland. however, a city ordinance requires that 50% of the work is awarded to local businesses. and half of that is specifically award. it 2 small local businesses that are often owned and operated by minority members of the community. >> bottom line is that the cards are stacked up against black brown, women-owned businesses and we have to put a concerted effort into addressing. >> these disparities and people need to know that the city stands by its word. oakland city councilmember sheng when you wave the rights to actually open this for a fair bit. you're basically stating that this is a vote no confidence i

oakland city councilmember loren taylor. we have 60 million dollars of paving contracts that are being awarded. >> and unfortunately, a proposal is that we reward them too 3 large. corporations instead of creating opportunities for small local businesses. >> the open department of transportation is behind the proposal asking for a waiver that would end the competitive bidding and participation for small businesses in oakland. however, a city ordinance requires that 50% of the work is awarded to local businesses. and half of that is specifically award. it 2 small local businesses that are often owned and operated by minority members of the community. >> bottom line is that the cards are stacked up against black brown, women-owned businesses and we have to put a concerted effort into addressing. >> these disparities and people need to know that the city stands by

oakland city councilmember loren taylor. we have 60 million dollars of paving contracts that are being awarded. >> and unfortunately, a proposal is that we reward them too 3 large. corporations instead of creating opportunities for small local businesses. >> the open department of transportation is behind the proposal asking for a waiver that would end the competitive bidding and participation for small businesses in oakland. however, a city ordinance requires that 50% of the work is awarded to local businesses. and half of that is specifically award. it 2 small local businesses that are often owned and operated by minority members of the community. and people need to know that the city stands by its word. oakland city councilmember sheng the only way to actually feel the historical institutional racism. >> it's really to transform oakland into taking a proactive approach. >> torre writing racial wrongs and party individuals, including people of color and women. and in this case are oakland small and very small businesses wh

oakland city councilmember loren taylor. we have 60 million dollars of paving contracts that are being awarded. >> and unfortunately, a proposal is that we reward them too 3 large. corporations instead of creating opportunities for small local businesses. >> the open department of transportation is behind the proposal asking for a waiver that would end the competitive bidding and participation for small businesses in oakland. however, a city ordinance requires that 50% of the work is awarded to local businesses. and half of that is specifically award. it 2 small local businesses that are often owned and operated by minority members of the community. and people need to know that the city stands by its word. oakland city council member shane the only way to actually shield the historical institutional racism. >> it's really to transform oakland into taking a proactive approach. >> torre writing racial wrongs and party individuals, including people of color and women. and in this case are open small and very small businesses wh

oakland 0, 2, union city picking up 0, 6, o yeah, not a giant storm out there but more winter weather continued across the country. in fact, winter weather they're going up as you make your way in toward the chicago area. going to see some more snow there overnight tonight, probably some freezing rain out there as well. some nasty stuff to driving out there, taking it back out to the west and idaho. a winter storm warnings. they're going to see another maybe 10 inches of snow overnight tonight into saturday morning. and of course, things are looking pretty good here. but what it feels ball me in the bay area compared to other parts of the country. now, look at the temperature right now in chicago, 11 degrees, 8 degrees in minneapolis. 13 right now in detroit and 17th in columbus. oh, it's very cold in other parts of the country. but the bay area not so bad. temperatures running a little bit below the average. 55 degrees in san francisco. 56 in oakland. 59 for a high in san jose today. right at the average. 56 in livermore. 59 in concord. 58 degrees in santa rosa around the bay area. w

this begins at noon at oakland city hall. meantime, a private group asked hundreds of oakland residents whether they support public funds to be used to finance the project. and the survey says a majority. they do not want public money spent on the new stadium. participants in the survey say they would rather how the public money spent on things like homelessness and public safety and not a new ballpark. >> monday's could be used to help or attempt to help address those issues. should they be diverted to being used to? this is what the the development of the stadium, then they. opposition exploded in phase one of those say to you. on their own. if you're one of those stadia, a community benefits like every other development does. >> well, mayor libby schaff says, well, this is no problem because she says no taxpayer money will go towards the project. if there is no new stadium, as we all know, the a's say. 7.51. we'll be right back. if you're hungry and you want a great deal, the super slam is your perfect meal! it's pancakes,

oakland city councilmember loren taylor. we have 60 million dollars of paving contracts that are being awarded. >> and unfortunately, a proposal is that we reward them too 3 large. corporations instead of creating opportunities for small

the oakland city council has taken a big step towards getting guns off the street and making them safer for everybody. and that is what kron four's camila barco is covering this morning from her home to be safe for covid. the new way that we are able really to coordinate and cover all of the stories that you need to know about. so what are they doing with the guns and and how might that to have an impact on crime? >> it's excuse that's what happens when you're on live television so, daryn, they're talking about those comments and this basic this legislation allows law enforcement to step up their efforts and confiscate these ghost guns. they also will sign an arrest. people who are found with these weapons. now as of march of 2021, the accounted for nearly 22% of firearms confiscated last year in oakland city council voted to support the ban on ghost guns. and these are weapons that you can make at home using a kit. they are untraceable, unregulated and they don't require any of your personal information to get that. this means people don't have to go through a background check, go to w

oakland city councilmember loren taylor. we have 60 million dollars of paving contracts that are being awarded. >> and unfortunately, a proposal is that we reward them too 3 large. corporations instead of creating opportunities for small local businesses. >> the oakland department of transportation is behind the proposal asking for a waiver that would end the competitive bidding and participation for small businesses in oakland. however, a city ordinance requires that 50% of the work is awarded to local businesses. and half of that is specifically award. it 2 small local businesses that are often owned and operated by minority members of the community. >> bottom line is that the cards are stacked up against black brown, women-owned businesses and we have to put a concerted effort into addressing. >> these disparities and people need to know that the city stands by its word. oakland city council member shane when you wave the rights to actually open this for a fair bit you're basically stating that this is a vote of no confid

in the east bay, the oakland city council has taken a big step towards getting guns off the streets and making those streets just a little bit safer. camila barco live this morning with more on what they decided. good morning. coming up. >> good morning, james. talking about ghost guns which are privately manufacture guns, which means that anyone can make them from home with the right tools. and as of march of 2021, the county for nearly 22% of firearms confiscated last year in oakland. so the city council voted to the support this legislation which go sons and its unfinished ranger receivers. and he still their untraceable unregulated and can easily be made at home with the kit. council members say that any person who is willing to pay can easily assembled them with no requirements. so this means that they don't have to go through a background check, go through waiting periods or be limited on how many you can buy. council members are moving forward with this legislation to strike back on the ongoing violence in the city and oakland, the percentage of firearms seized by law enforcement

it begins at noon at oakland city hall will be following that story for you for sure. in the meantime, a private group asked hundreds of oakland residents whether they support public funds being used to finance this project. well, according to them, their survey came back with the majority of those polled saying no, they actually want to the public money spent on some other things. they say they'd rather have a go towards issues like homelessness and public safety instead of a new ballpark. >> but these could be used to help or attempt to help address those issues. should they be diverted to being used to? this is what the the development of the stadium, then they. opposition exploded in phase. one of those say to you. on their own. if you're one of those stadia, a community benefits like every other development does. >> well, again, mayor libby schaff has been consistent in the fact that no taxpayer money will go towards building the ballpark and with no new stadium, say they're going to leave potentially las vegas. so it's pretty tight rope. everybody is walking. let

oakland city councilman dan cobb. thank you. thank you. well another mild day out there with lots of sunshine, but you probably noticed those high clouds drifted in just within the past few hours, and those clouds will stick around, at least for the first half of your thursday, at least that sort of thinking but as far as temperatures were just talking about a minor, slight cool down until your thursday forecast, these are just some tiny changes because see their preliminary highs from this afternoon and then as you can see, coming up into your thursday everybody has a down arrow, but we're not talking about major drop off from those numbers just cooling off by just a few degrees for tomorrow, taking a look, though at the precipitation outlook once again, we have the dry conditions for california and the bay area's that means a higher chance of drier than average conditions essentially looks like it's going to be dry right on to the next 10 days, and possibly longer than that, with no real signs of a significant breakthrough breakthrough s

the east bay, the oakland city council has voted to ban ghost guns. those are the guns. you can basically make it home with a special kit. you can get them in the mail. law enforcement can now confiscate ghost guns and they can cite you. they can also arrest the people found with them as of march of 2021. for perspective here. opd says they accounted for nearly 22% of all the guns confiscated last year in that city. they are untraceable. they're unregulated. they don't require any of your personal info. this means people do not have to go through a background check to get them. they don't have to go 30 waiting periods and you're not limited on how many you can buy. it's the wild, wild west with those things. local council members say this legislation it's supposed to help curb the ongoing gun violence program in the city. >> you know, we're out there cleaning the neighborhood's streets every day. and i specifically on saturday and with volunteers and and we knighted one time it was just picking up trash. but now want to pick up picking up a bullet throughout the neighbor

. >> in the east bay, the oakland city council has voted to ban ghost those are those untraceable weapons that people make it home with a special kit. now law enforcement can confiscate those ghost guns site and or arrest the people found with them as of march of 2021, those guns accounted for nearly 22% of firearms confiscated last year in oakland. they are not only untraceable but also unregulated and do ot require any personal information to purchase. and this means people do not go through background checks. they don't go through waiting periods and are not limited on how many of the guns they can buy. oakland city member city council members say that this legislation may help curb the ongoing gun violence. there. >> you know, we're out there cleaning the neighborhood's streets every day. and i specifically on saturday and with volunteers and and we night one time it was just picking up trash. but now want to pick up picking up a bullet throughout the neighborhoods. so that activity has to change. >> other cities in the state such as los angeles and san diego have already implemented

in the east by the oakland city council has voted to ban ghost guns. those are the weapons. you can make it home with the special kit. law enforcement can now confiscate those guns cite or arrest people were found with them as of march of 2021, they counted for nearly 22% of firearms confiscated last year in oakland. they are untraceable, unregulated and don't require any of your personal information. this means people do not have to go through a background check, go through waiting periods are be limited and how many they can buy. oakland council members say that this legislation may help curb the ongoing gun violence in the city. you know, we're out there cleaning the neighborhood's streets every day. and i specifically on saturday and with volunteers and >> and we night one time it was just picking up trash. but now want to pick up picking up a bullet throughout the neighborhoods. so that activity has to change. >> other cities in the state like los angeles and san diego are starting similar laws. california is also looking at making this a state law. we'll switch gears n

the oakland city council has passed legislation banning the distribution or creation of those untraceable ghost guns. oakland police say the privately manufactured firearms have grown more popular amid the recent rise in gun violence of the roughly 1200 guns officers seized last year. police say about 23% were ghost guns. similar ordinances have already been implemented in san francisco, berkeley and los angeles. >> now to our coronavirus coverage. we start with another grim milestone for the state of california. state. heawth officials say they have recorded 7 million total cases since the pandemic began. and one out of every 7 cases has come in just the past week. the state department of public health recorded a million cases from january 10th to january 17th. >> that is the fastest rate during the entire length of the pandemic. even during last winter's disastrous wave new infections increased more slowly, then experts say these numbers speak to just how transmissible the omicron variant is. despite the rapidly rising case count, there is reason to believe that we are approaching the p

now, a protest against the project is happening right now at oakland city hall. it's hosted by a local labor party against using public money for the stadium. a survey by a private group recently found the majority of people polled did not want their tax dollars spent on the new stadium. participants in the survey say they would rather have public money go to address issues like homelessness and public safety instead of a new ballpark. >>monday's could be used to help or attempt to help address those issues. should they be diverted to being used to assist with the the development of the stadium in opposition exploded phase one of those say to you. on their own, if you're one of those stadia, a community benefits like every other development does. >>oakland mayor libby schaaf insists no taxpayer money would go toward the project, but with no new stadium, the a's say they'll be leaving. oakland. the oakland planning commission is set to meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon. we'll bring you the outcome of their discussion on kron. 4 news tonight. happening now, police a

i think officers know that help is on the way. >> 2 weeks into the new year, the city of oakland has recorded 4 homicides twice as many at this time in 2021. has it. but kron 4 >> oakland police are again asking the public. they want help finding an elderly woman who was assaulted by someone in chinatown. there's video of the attack police released that you can see the woman. they're on the right walking down the street when a person comes up from behind and you'll see the second just shove, sir, to the ground. this happened monday. there it is. the corner of 9th in franklin just outside the pacific renaissance plaza officers arrived on scene, but we're not able to locate the woman. the president of oakland chinatown, chamber of commerce says thetcommunity does feel supported by the police department and they believe that they can get the community to help police catch the suspect. >> this is not the westside scenes. what's the beginning of last year in 2021? that's when we have so many seasons. we were real concerned. yes, we should have have india open police and the pressing punch

san francisco just under a 10th 207 inch of rain in oakland, union city, a 600. so the most the rain is in and around the bay area. you can still see some snow showers up in the sierra nevada and the rain now headed south of the monterey bay in the big serve. but the bay area leave behind you get that moisture outside. so likely going to see some dense fog developing overnight tonight. in fact, visibility is going to drop off, not going to be as widespread as rather event early this week, but still you can see some of that patchy, dense fog in some of the valleys and through the delta. watch out for that early on tomorrow morning. visibilities less than a mile. our forecast model showing in little more in some cases, maybe even lower than that. so it's going to be very patchy outside. and then as we head toward the afternoon fog lifts and looks like a nice clear viewing without offshore wind. looks like some warmer temperatures are headed our way. in fact, tomorrow we'll be dry day. temperatures running up 50's and some low 60's all around the bay area. >> lookin

numbers in the 30's and 40's. 42 in oakland. 47 in the city. 33 and eight santa rosa a live look from sutro tower -- santa rosa. a live look from sutro tower. by the afternoon, we see a ton of sunshine. the temperatures warm to the 50's. a little bit cooler today .ompared toext -- st the sunset coming at 5:24. kumasi: a key fix could be found right outside of columbus. reggie: -- masked kumasi: the one who just found -- woman who just found $3 million in herself -- span fill -- in her span -- spam folder. any parent will tell you the second you have a kid, it's like your heart is living outside of your body, which means you never, ever stop worrying. that's why we got health insurance and for way less than we thought was possible. the kids' doctor and dental check-ups are free, and i get screenings for my cholesterol and my blood pressure. don't get me wrong, i still worry. just a little less. covered california. this way to health insurance. enrollment ends january 31st at coveredca.com >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: brea

i think officers know that help is on the way. >> 2 weeks into the new year, the city of oakland has recorded 4 homicides twice as many at this time in 2021. has it. but kron 4 >> attorneys representing hillsborough heiress, tiffany li have agreed to settle a wrongful death civil lawsuit with the murder victim's mother. keith green was the ex-boyfriend and father of least 2 daughters, according to prosecutors, green was shot execution-style in lee's hillsborough mansion back on april of 2000, 16, his body was then dumped in a field north of san francisco. green's mother sued lee has a way of seeking justice after a san mateo county jury found lee not guilty on all charges at her 2000, 19 criminal trial. the attorney said not reveal the settlement's terms. taking a live look outside now san francisco's embarcadero, a little different look there with the trees in the foreground. yeah, it was a sunny day, but hazy, lawrence. yeah, lot of clouds kind of rolling in late in the day. that all coming up on the south. look at need sunset. >> again, the colors beginning to show up outside righ

it will be at the outer courtyard of oakland city church. at the same time in oakland, a caravan and drive thru give away for eighth annual day of action. this will be at the port of oakland. a distribution of necessities to help the homeless is set to honor dr. king as well. at 1:30 in san francisco, northern california dr. martin luther king, jr community foundation will have a series of events centered around justice. there are many other events that churches and other organizations are putting on. we'll try to put some of those on our website later this morning. that's kpix.com. >> a lot going on today. >>> a live look at san jose where later this morning the city parks and recreation department will hold a public mlk day clean up. it gets underway at 8:45 at mary jane hammond park on west field avenue. >>> quarterback jimmy g celebrated as he walked off the field after a 49ers playoff victory over cowboys at att stadium in texas. 49ers will prepare to take on the packers. samuel ran for a touchdown in the third quarter putting 49ers up

i think officers know that help is on the way. >> 2 weeks into the new year, the city of oakland has recorded 4 homicides twice as many at this time in 2021. has it. but kron 4 news. >> also in oakland, police say they need your help finding an elderly woman who was assaulted by someone in chinatown. police released this video of that attack. you can see the woman walking down the street when a person walking behind or shoved her to the ground. this happened monday at the corner of 9th in franklin street just outside the pacific renaissance plaza officers arrived on scene but were not able to locate the victim. the president, oakland's chinatown, chamber of commerce says the community does feel supported by the police department and that they will help catch the suspect. >> this is not the west it was the beginning of last year in 2021. that's when we have so many seasons. we were real concerned. yes, we should have have india open police and the pressing puneh. i have, you know, committee, which has been helping. we know that the lunar new year is will be prepared for that will see

i think officers know that help is on the way. >> 2 weeks into the new year, the city of oakland has recorded 4 homicides twice as many at this time in 2021. has it. but kron 4 news new at 6. you can no longer request a ride share through your apple. watch now and you try to book an uber using the apple watch. >> it puts up a message saying the company no longer supports the app and to instead request to ride using your phone when checking uber's restaurant. there's no reason as to why the watch app no longer works to get a ride. only that the company says it's sorry for any inconvenience. >> well, our dry spell continues. this. take a live look outside right now as we look into the 4 zone forecast at the bay bridge toll plaza. pretty quiet out there tonight, lawrence karnow standing by was a little bit of a cool down on the horizon. yeah. high pressure. kind of weakening just a little bit. the system's kind of rolling in the gets that ridge may 4, another gorgeous sunset. tonight, the clouds up above. you got some high clouds moving on by. that will be just enough keep the temperatu

. >> but some oakland city leaders have privacy concerns. thank you for joining us for kron. 4 news at 8. i'm pam moore and i'm ken wayne. happening tonight. governor gavin newsome is bolstering the state's coronavirus efforts by activating the california national guard. >> school districts across the area are trying to deal with rising covid cases among students and staff here in the bay area. the milpitas unified school district says it's had 167 substitute teachers positions that went unfilled this week and now it's placing all schools on a district-wide quarantine. the district also says schools will go back to virtual learning until january. the 18th cloud force amanda hari asked a doctor with a more schools should consider following this model. >> school's out again from milpitas unified students. school leaders have put in place a district-wide quarantine after they say, quote, an exorbitant number of positive student and staff cases. but director of covid response for the ucsf emergency department doctor jeanne noble says moving to v

city starting tomorrow. tim johns sat down with the captain, who will be in charge of the officers and explains how opd is hoping to slow down the violence. >> on the heels of one of the worst years for crime in decades. >> property crime, violent crime. burglaries, robberies. >> the police department launching a new plan to stop the surge in violence in the eastern part of the city. captain johnson will be one of those leading the change. he said one of the key components is beefing up police presence in the area. starting saturday, opd will shift 48 officers to do just that. >> a lot of times, residents would say we don't feel safe or like we have a voice, like the department really cares. >> the movie is being praised by members of the oakland city council who say the distribution of resources is long overdue. >> there have been call volumes, backlogged calls up to 120 that are outstanding in east oakland. and the other part of the city, we are at 60. >> half as much. building trust amongst communities of

she left tv news in 2000, to and 2 years later ran for oakland city council. >> that's the craziest thing i have ever done one for office. i live east oakland. my neighbors are getting iran because they wanted to advocate. i'm so glad i lost. had had i won. i wouldn't be doing my part. >> she doesn't painting anymore. but much of her early work. this one is called ballot or bullet had social things to be started taking our classes while still working in tv, but it became her main passions after a decision she made on heard of at the time for women in news. it started with my hair. as silly as that sounds. when i let my hair go gray. i i felt authentically in my own body for the first time in my life and i was 50 at that time. i take courses in the morning because they work tonight in no rush to the studio and be all and change my clothes but about halfway through. i took a. a sculpture course. >> and that was dana king has a number of art installations and displays around the country and here in the bay area, including here at golden gate park monumental >- this is the beginning and z. go

but some oakland city leaders have privacy concerns with the cameras. dozens of school shut down today after more than 500 teachers called out sick across oakland. how the omicron variant is affecting in-person learning and how the district is now responding. life in prison. the 3 men convicted of shooting and killing arbery. he was out on a job learn their fate today. now from the area's local news station. >> this is kron. 4 news at 3. 34 people. >> the local last year. wouldn't cameras help with some of those? it's it's crazy to me that we don't do that. >> now at 3 in the wake of this week's deadly freeway shooting law enforcement officials in the east. they're pushing for increased surveillance along oakland freeways, thank you so much for joining us here during kron. 4 news at 3 o'clock today. i'm justine waltman. the california highway patrol continues to investigate that deadly shooting, including all the others that have been happening along oakland freeways in recent months. the most recent being the alameda county sheriff's recruit that was k

to the oakland city council, the city council vote on the environmental report. could happen as soon as next month tonight. oakland mayor libby shaft called the commission vote a huge win for the region. inside are you? are you serious? opponents of the ballpark gathered at oakland city hall. they say they oppose using taxpayer money to support the $12 billion development project. the activists pointed to the oakland raiders deal at the coliseum back in the 19 nineties as an example of a stadium deal that wound up they say hurting the city and county. so we keep rolling out money after money after money for these stadium deals, it happens all over the country. subsidized stadiums, usually cities. are the losers. opponents also say they fear the deal will lead to the elimination of union jobs at the ports with the loss of howard terminal. coming up at 11 an incredible discovery in a pile of debris. the priceless items this couple found after their home burned to the ground and last month's marshall fire. fog is definitely forming at this hour. what you need to kno

going into the 60's, 60 three in oakland later on today, 62 in the city, 65 and san jose. very comfortable and half moon bay, 62 degrees. let's take a look at traffic with jobina. jobina: it has been a little bit messy out there. we will start with the bay bridge toll plaza, where they flipped on those metering lights at 5:38, but we also have a crash on the bay bridge and the tunnel. i am expecting traffic will start to slow little more. that happened in the last couple of minutes. bringing a live picture from the golden gate bridge, there is a fog advisory for this bridge and 880 for oakland, once you get to 92. the hayward area, also impacting the san mateo bridge. a new crash in san francisco involving multiple cars and several injuries, on northbound 101 to the eastbound 80 connector ramp. reggie: new at celebrity walks into a north bay restaurant on a whim, and the owner gave her a glowing review. kumasi: nice. as we had to break, -- head to break, we will take a live look outside right now -- we usually like to see the reggie: new development in the race to provide

city council has taken a big step. they're trying to get guns off the streets to nake the streets safer. how well, let's go to kron four's camila barco who is reporting from again a covid safe distance as home. this is the new structure of our in the studio. camille, it's great to see you virtually this morning. now tell the sounds is going to work. what were they doing with guns? >> so actually, i just spoke council member says that they are trying to get rid of ghost guns. they're banning ghost guns. and what they're trying to do is if they are someone is found with the ghost gun. a will confiscate that gun and they will also cite the person as of march of 2021, the accounting for nearly 22% of firearms confiscated last year in oakland. so yesterday the city council voted to ban these ghost guns and its unfinished frames that receivers these ghost guns are untraceable. they're unregulated and they could easily be made home with a kid. so any person who was willing to pay for these can also get that with no requiremen

the oakland city council approved an emergency ordinance for that vaccination requirement last month. it will require adults to show proof of vaccination at restaurants, bars, entertainment venues and gyms. the biden administration is aiming to ease the supply crunch on coronavirus tests, officials announced today it has doubled the number of tests it will send out for free. and starting tomorrow, health insurance companies will be required to reimburse people for at home tests. ktvu is jana katsuyama joins us now live with what you need to know. greg. starting at midnight. this new policy kicks in and you'll be able to get reimbursed from your private insurance company for those at home covid tests, but you'll want to savor seats and there will be a monthly limit. 22 weeks before supplies catch up to fill empty store shelves. swapping your nose to test for the coronavirus might not feel so great. but getting at home test kits for free. take some of the sting out of your wallet. i already bought some. but if there's free one, i'm going to pick some more. the new policy starting saturd

we absolutely need camera technology. >> however, oakland city council member laura taylor cautions that the right ballots has to be struck between public safety and the privacy rights of local residents. >> you know, can we have a privacy advisory commission that helps us balance the needs to improve safety using technology while also making sure we don't abuse the >> access to that technology. sergeant nelson says there's no time to waste. i know that in contra costa county, they have a series of cameras that they put on the freeways that have worked very well in solving crimes. and i'm quite honestly amazed that that cameras does not exist in alameda county. >> has he let kron? 4 news? >> national news now and the 3 white men convicted of murder for chasing and eventually killing ahmaud arbery were sentenced to life in prison today. travis mcmichael, who shot arbery as he ran through that georgia neighborhood and his father, greg mcmichael, who also chased arbery both got life in prison without parole. their neighbor, william roddie bryan, who joined the pursuit in recorded this cell

it's been approved by the planning commission for the city of oakland as the city. one step closer. now to that new water park of waterfront ballpark at howard terminal. so why the a's ownership still considering a move moving the team to las vegas from for says it made ask the team's president. >> the environmental impact report for the oakland a's. new ballpark receives a unanimous recommendation by the planning commission. i think that bodes well for us in terms of a positive, though, at city council next month. oakland mayor libby shaft this feeling good about it as well. she states in part, quote, the recommendation to send the final environmental impact report into the city council for certification is a huge win for our entire region and puts oakland one step closer to building a landmark waterfront ballpark, unquote. >> but i still feel like this, but maybe there's a sense of that and rodent in oakland for now is is that how you see it? >> well, you know, we're on parallel paths. you know, we're working in las vegas on a plan there as well. oakland a's team president dave ka

bay oakland city council members introduced legislation to ban the distribution or the creation of those untraceable ghost ago. according to the council. the percentage of firearms seized by law enforcement which were privately manufactured firearms, jumped from 6.7% in 2000, 19. >> to 16.5% in 2020. and as of march of 2021, those types of guns accounted for. nearly 22% of the firearms confiscated last year. similar laws have already been implemented in san diego and los angeles. the legislation will go to the full city council for consideration and a vote next tuesday, january 18th happening right now, california lawmakers are debating whether or not to create the state's first universal health care system. >> there are 2 bills under consideration. one would create the system. the other would outline how would be paid for the first bill would have to be passed by january 31st to vote is expected to come soon. there have been debating for now several hours now. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala will have a full report tonight in our prime time news casts. let's check on the 4 zon

in oakland, henry lee ktvu box to needs, the city of san francisco is offering a second booster shot two people who had the single dose johnson johnson vaccine and booster shots for people who got the fighter and moderna vaccines. the department of health says vaccination sites in the city will allow for that extra dose for people over 18, who are at least five months passed their first booster shot . they're only giving fighter shots for that additional booster. they say. that's because fda approval of the vaccine provides leeway for off label prescribing. the director of california's embattled employment development department steps down who will replace her and will it make a difference when this comes to the backlog of claims? and how president biden headed to pennsylvania today to highlight its infrastructure bill, but it came too late for those injured when a bridge collapsed in when a bridge collapsed in pittsburgh. there are a lot of things in life we want, but can't have. health insurance shouldn't be one of them. covered california is making health insurance more affordable

the oakland city council is expected to pass a new offered nance next week that will ban not only the untraceable guns but also the possession of unfinished ghost gun parts. >> we're also allowing the city to assess civil penalties. so you could be fined, you know, $1,000. >> we believe that this year we will continue to see a higher closure rate as a result of the additional staff. >> last year ghost guns accounted for nearly 22% of all confiscated firearms by opd. the council member says if toward nance passes it will go into effect next month. >>> more problems for the millennium tower in san francisco. our investigative unit has learned some key records are missing from the ongoing construction project designed to stop the sinking and leaning luxury tower. investigative reporter jaxon van derbeken has the exclusive story. >> i want to see that information, i want our experts to see that information. they need to produce that information. >> reporter: san francisco's supervisor is talking about records dating back to august of last year when the millennium tower was sinking and til

all thanks to the regents record-high levels of rain in october, oakland city officials posted this photo of the chinook salmon spotted in glen echo creek, which is adjacent to the veterans memorial building near lake merritt. they've also been seeing recently ie marine county and one acre and also in san jeronimo streams. wildlife officials say the salmon are using bay area streams to spawn and then die after spending 3 years in the pacific oceans, salty waters say will. so good news for us. the rain definitely brought with this a break. >> from being in that extreme john, we still are very much in a drought. isn't that correct? that is absolutely correct. arena and big developments in the drought monitor because of all that rainfall that we saw starting in october. >> getting a break in november than kicking it back to your last month that had made progress notably by last week. but look at where we're sitting now back to severe drought across the bay area, noting that we were almost entirely in exceptional drought just a couple of months ago. this is a big change of pace, but still a l

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i'm stuck in the midst of sideshows, oakland city councilmember treat read represents district 7, also known as deep east oakland. we are pleased to know that there were no homicides. there are no robberies. there were no burglaries. >> there were no home invasions. there were none of the incidents that have giving us an increase weight of despair. >> and trauma in all that we've endured coming through last year. and so we're hopeful that we will see, you know, a pattern in trends that show the reduction in violent crime. >> has it made you run for 2? >> good as gold. and just like that, the forty-niners are off to the nfc championship game and one step away from going to the super bowl after saturday's game on the frigid tundra of lambeau field. the red and gold is now heading to the much warmer and much closer city of los angeles. the face off against the rams and kron four's k really joins us from our newsroom tonight with a preview of sunday's game. hi, kate. hi, pam. high can. yeah, everyone is really excited here because the forty-niners are in the championship game for the secon

of oakland city hall tonight. a number of the speakers involved heavily involved in last year's election, remembering with number amount of fear. what happened as people attacked the u. s. capitol. one year later, we are gathered here to mark this shameful anniversary speaker after speaker at oakland's frank ogawa plaza glued to their television screens last year, one year ago today how horrified. how frightening. how angry. i felt a time honored tradition and us elections, the certification of the electoral college vote by congress devolving into a scene of mayhem and at the dawn of 2021. were greeted with an angry white mobs storming terrorizing our capital. i saw people pushing over metal fences and then using them as weapons against the capitol police. it seems surreal to me, and then over time it really sank in that actually did happen. laurie grossman so disturbed by the events of that day that she had to turn away from her tv, i never watched it. i couldn't i can't watch violent movies and i couldn't watch

oakland city council member dan kalb introduced the emergency ordinance, which also applies to entertainment venues, theaters, gyms and large indoor events. and the first time a restaurant owner or a business or a gym fails to comply. they'll get a warning letter and then after that, they'll be subject to fines. oakland restaurants and gyms began posting notices a couple of weeks ago, alerting customers about the requirement. i think you have to take it in stride. there's been a lot of changes. some are not terrible. like all this outdoor seating that we have started because of the pandemic. oakland is allowing exceptions for those who can show proof of a medical exemption and recent negative covid test. if you're just picking up food, placing an order or using the restroom, you won't need to show your vaccination card in oakland, henry lee ktvu box to needs. it's a lovely one out there if you are stepping out for maybe dinner this evening, bring along a jacket as we get right here, close to sunset. temperatures will begin to fall off a nice look here at the golden gate bridge where we have

city. officials agree to the vaccine mandate earlier this year. the mandate applies to indoor businesses which serve food and drinks such as restaurants, bars and clubs. it also applies to entertainment venues. theaters, gyms, fitness centers and libraries. oakland joins contra costa county berkeley and san francisco, which have similar mandates. all right. let's talk some football right now. we're less than 48 hours away until kickoff of the nfc championship game on sunday. the forty-niners, of course, taking on the rams at so-fi stadium in la. >> kron 4 sports reporter kate rooney is there in los angeles for the game. she has the latest on the team as they get ready for this huge game. kate. >> hey, can. yeah, we're getting pretty close to one of the biggest games this season. the second biggest game of the season. i'd go so far as to say the nfc championship game. now the forty-niners are getting ready to pack their bags and meet me down here at sofi stadium in la. but they held a final

community organizer carole feiss became oakland city council member and dominique walker now sits on berkeley's rent board. and the home will soon have new residents. >> the plan right now is to give -- um -- formerly unsheltered moms an opportunity to have a space where they can just relax because homelessness is traumatizing. and to re -- rebuild their lives. >> reporter: one of the new residents is brianna, mom to a toddler and studying to join the construction industry. >> so in order to make sure that our new mom had very hitle to do, we went out and got some pieces that we thought were essential to get her off to a new start. >> reporter: what is next for the movement? the moms say they want to expand, buy more vacant homes, and give more unhoused families a chance to rebuild their lives. >> huge microwave. ready for a big family. we got a big family moving in here. >> reporter: in oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>> you can watch our entire series titled "the moms of magnolia street" on the nbc bay area streaming device. download right now for your apple tv, roku

people need to show proof of vaccination to enter several indoor facilities in oakland city. officials agree to the vaccine mandate earlier this year. the mandate applies to indoor businesses that serve food and drinks such as restaurants, bars and clubs. also pies, entertainment venues, theaters, gyms fitness centers and libraries. oakland now joins contra costa county berkeley and san francisco with similar vaccine mandates. >> let's take a live look outside on this friday night. the golden gate bridge. you see that layer of clouds in the distance there. and of course, staying light longer. and it's friday, yeah, friday sun setting in the bay area looking need out there right now by clouds just moving in. this is going to be a spectacular sunset filled with colors out there for tonight. and we're getting ready for the weekend. temperatures. very nice outside today. 62 degrees right now in fremont. 63 still in 7 talen half moon bay cooling off a 57 now in oakland. 56, though, in lemore. 57 in nevada on 59 in the napa valley. here comes an area of low pressure that's been spi

his kids attend oakland city schools. reggie: the plan over what to do on violent crime and staffing shortages over the next 12 months. >> i want 2022 to be a safer year for the residents of oakland and the businesses. reggie: violent crime spiked last year with 130 four homicides, the most since 2006. one of the most high-profile cases was the murder of kevin nishida, a police officer working as a security guard. >> in six months, i am hoping we get as close as we can to our authorized hiring, which is 737. i want to hire more local officers, as well as seeing an increase in the hiring of women officers. reggie: chief armstrong will focus on redeploying resources. he will move 48 officers to east oakland, an area that accounts for 60% of the city's 911 calls. jobina: president biden is pushing two voting rights bills that have stalled in the senate. the freedom to vote act would expand voting access and standardize voting laws across the country. the john lewis voting rights advancement act restores key provisions of the

. >>> and this is a live look at oakland. the city is ready to put 2021 in the rearview mirror. they were plagued by crime and violence. oakland finished 2021 with the high of the homicide rate in 15 years. kpix 5s da len digs into the numbers and looks at what is about to change. >> reporter: when it comes to gun violence, this is a reminder that oakland is in a crisis. which one is -- represent as i homicide. so far this year, 134 killings. this is a snapshot from the last 15 years. the numbers taken from the city website and there are big increases the last few years, leading to 132 homicides in 2021. 2017 and 2018 saw the lowest numbers. bothiarys with 75 homicides. 131 killings in 2012. in 2006, 148 people killed. let's break down the numbers geographically. police say the numbers are as of december 26th. lack merit, the center of the city. everything north of of the lake, rock lidge and pars of the oakland hills. 12 deaths and 46 shootings result in injuries and some had multiple vehicles. -- victims. downtown, west oakland. 17 people killed. at least 83 injuries. east oak