From a prolonged strike. We have a contract with the company. We used east bay par paratransit to accommodate passengers. That bill comes back to us through viola and has an administrative fee. Thats not a big issue. The b. A. R. T. Spokesman denies there was a conflict of interest and says hawk was not involved in the choice of Transit Companies to pick up the slack during the strike. At this point b. A. R. T. Says there are no talks scheduled for tomorrow or monday. Theyre supposed to wrap up again on tuesday, but that 30day extension is coming to an end, and a week from tomorrow there is another threat of a possible strike if both side dont get the job done. Live in oakland, abc7 news. People in an oakland neighborhood have hired private security to patrol their streets. Heres why they have taken such a drastic step. I could afford it, but the thing is, you have to protect your property. Joe has agreed with more than 150 of his neighbors in maxwell park to pay for a private Security
The fact she had to go through that. Lisa says shell remember her neighbor and friend smiling, all with a hug to give and a kind word to share. Her husband and me were very, very, very nice people, very friendly. They would barbecue for everybody. She was in the passenger seat as the couple drove north on washington avenue in san leandro at 2 30 this morning when another car, speeding at 100 milesperhour, hit them madeon, moments before that the police saw the driver speed past him. By the time he was able to put the vehicle in drive, he lost soothe of the vehicle, and pulled up on washington and made a turn around the bottom line curve he noticed the vehicle struck another vehicle. The officers pulled the man from his vehicle moments before it caught fire. He is in the hospital in serious condition, along with the driver of the other car who is in critical condition. His wife died at the scene. Hours late are people who lived near the crash came out to the scene as the police trying t
Getting paid nearly 400,000 to represent b. A. R. T. And is also a vicepresident of viola transportation, that company was paid 30,000 to provide Shuttle Bus Service during the strike according to the unions which filed a formal complaint with the b. A. R. T. Board of directors. Thomas hawk is the vicepresident of Labor Relations and these invoices indicate he has a financial interest in the occurrence of a strike, and perhaps could even gain his company could gain from a prolonged strike. We have a contract with the company. We used east bay par paratransit to accommodate passengers. That bill comes back to us through viola and has an administrative fee. Thats not a big issue. The b. A. R. T. Spokesman denies there was a conflict of interest and says hawk was not involved in the choice of Transit Companies to pick up the slack during the strike. At this point b. A. R. T. Says there are no talks scheduled for tomorrow or monday. Theyre supposed to wrap up again on tuesday, but that 30d
Reporter were at the owes office on alston way where protesters have been her since yesterday and have no plans to leave. Theyre here for the long haul. 15 people spent the night in one of the nine tents set up in front of the building. The group is against plans to sell the building. Postal Officials Say it needs to sell because the Postal Service is in bad financial shape. The protesters say the building belongs to the people. The Berkeley Post Office was built in 1914 and is on the register of Historic Places and one of hundreds of post offices across the country slated to close. Protesters say the camp is off to a good start. Slept like a log. It was great. And you see we have food. We got up and somebody brought grits, and were eatle well. Last night we had a movie. The postman. How long are you going to do this . As long as we can, until we can stop the sale of the post office. Its the will of the people. The will of the representatives in city council, to save this post office.
Took her young life that led to maxwell park residents to plan to pay for extra security out of their own pockets. We dont want a repeat of Trayvon Martin who is all of our child. Nancy lives here in oakland. She and about three dozen of her neighbors are attending a final question and answer meeting with a representative of first alarm. The private Security Firm is being hired to patrol the maxwell park neighborhood. There have been two or three cars stolen in the neighborhood. And there have been killings in the park and at the corner. So thats a concern to me. You think this will help . I do. The killings she is talking about are othe shooting taught of an eightyearold in the diamond district then just last week, less than a mile away, 66yearold judy solomon was shot to death in her car, here, near the maxwell park area. Residents say theyve been working on finding extra security for more than a year. A move the Council Member regrets that the neighbors have to seek help from outsid