We will fight. Reporter teachers and parents are rallying together to protest millions of dollars in mid year budget cuts in a financially strapped Oakland Unified School district. Among the items set to be eliminated, money for school supplies. Our children absolutely do not deserve, our families do not deserve any dollars to come from their school sites where they are already struggling to make ends meet. Schools simply dont get enough money to support our students, to support our staff. Reporter Oakland School Officials Say they need to make 5. 6 million in cuts immediately. 15. 1 million in all this year, and another 11 million next year. To head off potential state intervention and makeup for the miss steps of a previous administration. It depends on who you ask. Depends on what youre talking about. But there have been areas certainly thaw that you could argue there was overspending in the past and thats what were trying to rectify. Reporter while the district claims twothirds cut
On where to start, faced with a sudden budget crisis. The Oakland School board is forced to make millions of dollars in cuts in the middle of the school year. Thanks for joining us. Im kristen sze in for alma dates. Im dan ashley. A special Board Meeting is starting right now. The Education Center in oakland, the story. A lot of people there, lauren. They certainly are. You can probably hear them behind me. These folks just all filed in here. They are chanting, we will not stop, chop from the top. Now they changed that chant. Well let you listen to them just a second. No cuts to schools. No cuts to schools. Reporter now, this is going to be a special meeting of the Oakland Unified School district board. They are going to discuss potential cuts, 15 million this Current School year. You can see these are parents and teachers. They are quite upset about these proposed cuts. They could impact students in the classrooms as well as many as 300 nonteacher positions could be cut. You can see t
And senate versions. Starting tomorrow a small group of politicians will work to put the two versions together for a final vote. The congressman is opposed to this, but he says theres no stopping it now. It will get to the president s desk. Melissa caen, kpix5 news. Both bills doubled the standard deduction to for individuals and 24,000 for couples. Tonight oakland may be a step closer to heading off a workers strike. Talks are progressing and may likely continue beyond a union deadline. By friday i believe that this is going to be delayed. The last thing oakland needs is a strike. I need help on the street level. So i think that we may have reached a further negotiation effort. Now, this involves money for cost of living increases. The union says the amount the city has offered is inadequate in the current bay area economy. Investigators are trying to figure out how this pickup truck ended up submerged with nobody behind the wheel. It was found off of Treasure Island this afternoon an
40s, theres a lot more 30s here. 38 blackhawk, san ramon and dublin, colder air moving in. Showers today, but the weekend will be dry and a little warmer. Highs today in the 50s. All right, what do you have . Anything or is it quiet . Its quiet. Its the way we like it. Were looking at the commute coming in from salano county. Vacaville, fairfield and vallejo as you drive into the value lay owe area, its not a vallejo area. If you are driving to the milk car thursday maze, its 18 minutes from the bridge to the maze. San ramon police are looking for a shooting suspect. Last thursday, officers responded to a report of a suspicious car parked on manerva way. They found the car with bullet holes and a trail of blood leaving the scene. The victim was being treated at the hospital. Police are looking for 21year old trevor barry, hes wanted for attempted murder and conspiracy. He may be driving a 2009 mercedes with a california license plate, 6uw had k467. Anyone with information should call p
Historic building out. The tenant made it, laura calls it surreal. I was yelling to get her out. I dont think that she realized how serious it was. Reporter too close for comfort. Reporter the National Parks spokesman dennis frye thankful that the historic area where john brown was hung after leading a slave rebellion that lead up to the civil war was untouched. Residence crediting local volunteers and firefighters from surrounding states for saving the town and the national park. As bad as this is, we could have lost the entire town. Reporter but the Business Owners like cindy dunn are in shock. Lost with a lost was a pub, an ice cream shop, and a shopping store. No one was injured here. In Harpers Ferry scott broom wusa9. Fire investigators have not added up the Property Damage just yet. Theyre still trying to figure out what caused the fire. A witness to one of three alexandria murders engaged in some emotional testimony today in the case against charles severance. Severance facing