A civilian response, a Stronger Police auditor and taking investigations of officer misconduct away from Police Internal affairs. The public does not regard acts of police misconduct, acts of unlawful use of force by the police, as internal. These are very much a grave public concern. Reporter paul kelly of the Police Officers association sent me a statement that reads in part, we welcome mayor liccardo in joining us as we collectively address how to best improve police outcomes. And he said that hes reviewing the mayors proposals and will come after hes done. To what extent did you consult with the police chief for these steps . If did you, what was the response . If you didnt, why not . I have had conversations with chief garcia and i dont pretend that hes cheering or, on one side or the other. Were going to continue to consult with the chief, the brass, as we consult with the community. Reporter if you would like to go deep order this topic, go to abc7news. Com. For the iteam. Abc7
Explaining a troubling trend as covid19 cases spiked to new levels how california is trying to maintain a balancing act of reopening the economy safely. Plus protesters pounding the pavement calling for change an antioch after controversial comments from the president. The police union there. Good evening, everybody im pam moore and im ken wayne thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 8 oclock the oakland board of educators will vote tonight on whether or not the citys School District will eliminate its Police Department, a Virtual Meeting is being held right now kron fours gayle ong joins us live with whats been discussed so far gayle. Ken and pam i just listened and right before the show and it looks like theres some of both going on about amendments to the resolution were about to hear about and this package, but earlier in the meeting a lot of parents and teachers called in for Public Comment calling for the process to be sped up. This is a historic moment, letting go of the issue
Man who discovered the free says is lived in vallejo his whole life and has never seen anything quite like this. He says he was shocked to find the pd at the rock springs and hills on the east side of vallejo. Amberly with what she has learned about this hate Crime Investigation new for us tonight at 10. Vallejo police say its using all available resources to bring whoever is responsible to justice. The man who discovered the hate messages he never thought he would find Something Like this in his hometown. He was shocked by what he saw on his daily walk in barack spring park in vallejo. It was 845 wednesday morning we saw hate messages including the and word. Watch out im going to kill you and a swastika spraypainted outside the restrooms. To 65yearold native says hes been visiting this park for years and has never seen anything like this before. I took a couple of pictures looked around and said let me get out of here. On his way out he flag down area is that the police had been calle
Us year go ahead with your story. Can board of voted to dismantle its Police Department tonight, a long way for the group who initiated this resolution. Wednesday night a celebration moments after the Oakland Unified School District Voted to eliminate its Police Department this has been a i or humanity. A fight to value black and brown students just a black is when black organizing project the organization has been calling to remove police from oakland schools for the last decade, this is very historic for members and for the people of oat bran. And we are really hoping that we can set a or what. Remove Police Free Schools looks like throughout the country wednesday night board of educators approved the george floyd resolution calling to eliminate the districts Police Department in the wake of George Floyds death districts are looking to join the Police Free Schools Movement District proposed a resolution earlier this month. The resolution calls for redirecting money spent on police in
Decided to delay its reopening, but first are we on the verge of a second shutdown . Tonight growing concern as coronavirus cases spike across the state. Some counties reporting their highest tolls since the pandemic started. Good evening, everyone match im janelle wang. That spike has Governor Newsom sounding the alarm and bay area restaurants taking action. Some that recently opened have now closed again because Staff Members are infected with the virus. So is it time to pull back . Reporter lots of people out for some fun in benicia tonight. Last week an employee tested positive for covid19. The owners decided to close the doors again for 14 days. Thankfully it did not spread through the whole restaurant and its because of the safety precautions and the masks and the gloves. Reporter with the number of new cases in california on the rise governor gavin newsom is pleading with you to take precautions. Were seeing an increase in spread as more people mix, as the economy opens up, as m