In Sonoma County by that announcement does not come as a surprise to the people impacted, but first. We need those who are tampering with evidence to be fired and convicted because this is a crime. Tonight we are hearing from the sisters of Sean Monterrosa hes the 22 yearold man who was shot and killed by a boy who Police Officer last month. Good evening, everybody, im Vicki Liviakis and im grant lotus the city of vallejo is now investigating its own Police Department. For destroying evidence in the case kron fours michelle kingston is live for us outside the lake pd with more on this investigation michelle. A really huge car key part of the Evidence Police department is now under investigation for destroying evidence in the Sean Monterrosa case the 22 yearold man was shot and killed by a Police Officer last month 40 for his death sparked a number of protests throughout the bay area. City Officials Say an employee has been placed on administrative leave while the city retains an outsid
That meeting did last until 3 00 this morning. The Council Voted to support a proposal to cut the Police Departments budget in half. And the big headline is that part of that proposal would be to cut Traffic Enforcement from the Police Department so to not have police pull people over for traffic violations, and this is believed to be that it would be the first city in the nation to make this move. Now, this is the first step in creating a City Department of transportation and that would allow for unarmed City Employees to deal with Traffic Enforcement. The vote came hours after a Public Comment session. Here is a sample of what was said. Traffic enforcement does not need to be an armed police concept. I support the proposal to cut 50 from the Police Budget. We as brown folk have been crying for help. You guys are not understanding that the police do not protect us. Reporter the council also voted to support having police stop handling homeless and Mental Health issues. These decisions
Afternoon. Im audrey asistio. Welcome to nbc bay area news at 430. Our ian cull has been speaking to Election Officials in santa clara and san mateo counties. Hes going to be joining us with what hes learning today. Were also tracking other stories on this tuesday, including a suspected brothel busted in the south bay. Our Marianne Favro is talking to investigators today about the arrest they made and the evidence they see. Shell be joining us live in just a bit. Also, take a look at this video. Vacant three storey commercial building catches fire. This isnt far from the concord bart station. Investigators right now are looking into what sparked that fire and in desperate need of your help. Bay Area Food Bank says its facing a critical shortage and may run out of food by the end of the week. But lets go ahead and begin today with the results of that recount. In the highly contested race to replace retiring congresswoman anna eshoo with sam liccardo already moving on to a november runof
Fight for her professional life as county supervisors prepared to discuss options for an election that could remove her from office. Were going to show you why, she says the effort is undemocratic. But first, we begin with breaking news coming into our newsroom. This is from the office of president biden. President Bidens Administration is taking a historic step. This is toward easing federal restrictions on marijuana. Sources telling nbc news that biden plans to announce an interim rule soon, reclassifying the drug for the First Time Since the controlled substance act was enacted more than 50 years ago. The dea is expected to approve an opinion by the department of health and Human Services that marijuana should be reclassified from the most strict schedule one to a less stringent schedule three. By making the change, the drug would now be studied and researched to identify concrete medical benefits. That move would also eliminate significant tax burdens for businesses in states where
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