Now a 9 bay Area Labor Unions are calling on the city of oakland to defund its Police Department thanks for joining us at 9 oclock everybody. Im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis demonstrators gathered outside oaklands Police Officers Association Headquarters. Demanding for change in police budget. Kron sir rather kron fours gayle ong explains their demands and how the officers are responding. Outside oakland Police Officers Association Headquarters wednesday. Protesters demanding change within the oakland Police Department budget our Labor Movement is about fighting for the common good and making sure that the voices of the unheard or heard George Floyds death sparked widespread protests around the world against Police Brutality and now calls to Defund Police department the oakland Police Department annual budget is million a budget sanjay garland Vice President of s e i u says needs to change we need to do is invest in our communities and make sure that theyre able to thrive. So we c
Oclock im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis hundreds of people took to the streets in in demonstration tonight. Our first Jonathan Mccall is live in marin county to bring us up to date jonathan. That is you mentioned that effort is growing here at the base of all saints is draped statues spoke charge and say can see where people have left him sign saying dont friends way. This is slave traders and that is pretty much the message here tonight in Orange County so its definitely want to try and get the sculpture torn down and they also want his name removed some streets and other buildings in so this is what will take a look at some video that shot it in demonstration misses when those protesters moved further along us walk by chp from getting onto these lanes of 5. 82 as we mentioned hundreds of people are coming out for this demonstration today saying that they do not support the idea of having the sculpture up supporting a man who they say was a slave trader its many of have already si
Look when she says she saw a noose hanging from a tree later posting this photo in a video of what she encountered on social media oakland mayor libby shaft says there were reports of several nooses found on trees around the lake police say they found 5 ropes on tuesday afternoon all of which have been removed one person told police he put them up for exercise months ago the mayor says that does not excuse their torture us in terrorizing effects we have to start with the assumption that these are hate crimes. We cannot take these actions lightly. We have to take them seriously. And again if theyre proven not to be that will then exonerate that person but that does not exonerate the fact that we cannot have symbols in our public spaces that guy. Cole but this robot there. He said it was for a mind you ive never seen a swing set. Resembles a dose. You know it looks like mostly of like most about it was a hoax information came in that this was exercise equipment. Some of it may have but s
Negotiations are first continuing though so far we know one man was taken into custody early early last night into the from outside the home for victims escaped by but officers believe there are several other victims inside the home with possibly 2 additional suspects thats what the police last told us obviously its ongoing so that could be changing as we speak, but thats what police say and they say hostage negotiators are trying to get them to peacefully come out from the home. They have the media as i said push back very far but these are the street to avoid right now because its all closed down center road red court. Sandra gary away well keep you updated on this tense situation hopefully i can get a little bit closer give you a better live look as clearly that video is from early early this morning was still dark out. So stay tuned right here to the kron 4 morning news for updates, hopefully we can get more information as the time goes on send it back to marty all right sir, thank
All members are present. I. I would like to acknowledge the staff of sf gtv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, any communications . None to report, mr. President. Before we do that, i would like to ask everybody to join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Welcome back, colleagues. I hope you all had a great break because im hopeful that this year, 2020, will be as fruitful as last year, 2019. And i would like to welcome our new city Deputy Director who is over there. Shes already busy, ann pearson, welcome to chambers. And i promise that at least, my colleagues promise not to pick on you for the first week, anyway. I also like to make an announcement that in december, at the end of december, there were three positions on the department of public inspect