Reshuffling of the budget, look around to find those funds somewhere else. Its a great investment. I mean, public works tends to waste a lot of money. That would be a really good investment. The anticipated completion date for the tunnel, which could also eventually accommodate high speed rail, is 2032, in San Francisco, sergio quintana. Nbc bay area news while a new start for the city of oakland after more than a year without a police chief, the new top cop started today. Chief Floyd Mitchell spent his first day on the job. Today, new chief comes to oakland from lubbock, texas, where he also served as chief. He says his first order of business is getting up to speed with whats going on in the oakland community. I look forward to meeting each and every one of you personally, whether it be at a Community Meeting or out on the street, with that, thank you for having me as your police chief, and i look forward to seeing you in person. Opd hasnt had a permanent chief in 15 months since the
Of a honeymoon. The issues oaklanders want him to tackle right away. And theres a new sheriff in town in the south bay, kind of. Finishing my business career, i felt a different calling. What took one man from a tech job to working behind a badge. From kpix this is the late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. Hello, im sara donchey. Tonight we begin with a murder case so disturbing it even shook up a local police chief. A womans body found dismembered and dumped on the alameda shoreline set off a very complex investigation that uncovered a tragic case of Domestic Violence. Police say 27yearold pleasanton resident Rachel Buckner was murdered then dismembered, and today her fiance, 42yearold joseph roberts, was convicted of her murder in an Alameda County courtroom. Our lauren toms spoke to Law Enforcement about why the case was so difficult to solve. Reporter a dismembered body found off the shores of alameda last july haunted investigators, but a conviction has finally brought
Deep depression. Eventually, tong retaliated, ending someones life and sending him on a journey through the prison system. Till this day that im still living with the guilt and shame and i think that part of my education and my academic is a transformation of that to ensure that, you know, that other kids dont make the same mistake like i did. While serving his time, he began going to church. There were some a preacher that came to my cell and just share about love and forgiveness. Thats when his whole trajectory shifted. He got his ged, then his associates degree, and was granted parole. He worked as an advocate for the asian prisoner support committee, a Nonprofit Organization helping members of the Aapi Community reenter society. But his immigration status was at stake. Facing deportation because of his felony in 2020, governor gavin newsom granted him a pardon after hearing about his advocacy work and that freed him to pursue Higher Education at cal berkeley through a program calle
Terror. Authorities say roberts never reported buckner missing and instead began talking with three other women. Buckner was two months shy from earning her degree from Golden Gate University law school. There was sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt based on the dna evidence and other circumstantial evidence, da pamela price, who has made it a priority not to let cases languish, noted that this murder trial moved very quickly through the criminal justice system. We appreciate that the case was speedily disposed of relative to the way the normal course of cases in our system, and we believe that justice has been served. Family and friends say Pleasanton Police missed warning signs about roberts during earlier visits. They should have arrested him on the spot. Regard less of what she said. We watched body cam footage of them chatting it up as he was beating her down 17 times. The police came out and did barely anything. This is an injustice that should never have happe
Two, a propalestinian encampment pops up on another bay area campus tonight. More than a dozen tents emerge at San Jose State University, with students and teachers now joining in on a national movement. They believe in academic freedom, and i believe in my right to free speech. Tonight, the university has already warned the protesters they are in violation of campus policies. Good evening everyone. Im mike mibach and im julie julie haener. Just today, propalestinian protesters started camping out at san jose state demanding total divestment from israel. New at ten tonight ktvu Lamonica Peters joins us now live from san jose state. And lamonica, those demonstrators are being asked to leave. Thats right julie, the protesters are still here, although they were asked to leave by a School Official about an hour ago. Im going to step back so you can see what is happening here on campus right now. They formed a circle near the mlk library. I believe they are in prayers right now. Everything