Created a new City Department to take over the duties. Our coverage, dan thorn live for us tonight in berkeley he joins us now with more on this idea. Dan. Well they can grant this proposal centers around the idea of essentially re imagining Public Safety. The mayor and City Council Members are proposing that Police Officers focus solely on solving crimes as opposed to handling traffic situations and they believe this could save the city. A lot of money as well as limiting the number of negative interactions between Police Officers and people of color. A new progressive proposal in berkeley could ban police from enforcing traffic stops the move being considered by City Government would instead create an unarmed civilian division to handle the job, you know the calvary trying to cut co sponsor of the proposal Council Member ben bartlett would like to see changes to Public Safety in his city. Bartlett believes a new department of transportation would be better suited then police to take
Business on the sidewalk over there. But the mayor strongly feels the city should have authority over public orders because the berkeley has its own Public Health department and the case count is far lower. Then the rest of the county. I respectfully disagree. But the states decision i think its going to really burden or Small Businesses and neighbors alternate places their jobs. I think its going backwards. Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguin speaking out at a virtual town Hall Saturday against the states guidance banning Outdoor Dining in Alameda County or fiction writers under like some of our other neighboring jurisdictions and so i think you know we should have the ability to be able to make our own decisions about. Orders city manager Dee Williams Ridley says berkeley will be reaching out to state officials to try to obtain its own variance to allow Outdoor Dining but in the meantime we are going to have to comply with that order we are hoping that this will be a very short temporary h
Save the city a lot of money as well as limiting the number of negative interactions between Police Officers and people of color. A new progressive proposal in berkeley could ban police from enforcing traffic stops the move being considered by City Government would instead create an unarmed civilian division to handle the job, you know the calvary threatened to cut co sponsor of the proposal Council Member ben bartlett would like to see changes to Public Safety in his city. Bartlett believes a new department of transportation would be better suited then police to take care of broken tail lights fender benders and the like its like going to Fire Department lot of mass. Its not necessary. Some transportation advocates have been taking a more serious tone. What were trying to do is prevent an escalation of minor Traffic Violation in 2 that meeting number being or nelly gauche with walk bike berkeley says a new department made up of traffic experts would go beyond what armed Police Officer
And partisan attacks. We are now in the process of defeating the radical left. And his promise about controversial monuments. Well never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues. Act of defiance. Despite the president s warning, protesters in baltimore toppling a statue of Christopher Columbus as the crowd cheers and tossing it into the harbor. The latest statue to be torn down in major cities across america. And kanyes surprise. The singer who looked comfortable during his 2018 visit to the white house, making an announcement about his future plans, setting off his own july 4th fireworks. Good morning. President trump offering some verbal fireworks before the fireworks, and unlike his mt. Rushmore event the day before, he addressed the pandemic, blaming china. Saying that country must be held accountable. The president spoke on the white house lawn where very few people were Wearing Masks. This on a day where coronavirus cases increased in 39 states. Deaths rose in 14 states. South
Warmer today and then cooling down. The water temperature at 47 to 51 degrees outside of the golden gate so even though we do not have heat inland we do have fog forming. The high clouds are to the south but here we go with bodega bay at 47, Half Moon Bay at 51 which is bone chilling cold. Salons that cold water stays there the fog is having no problem forming with that westerly breeze. 40s and 50s for many, 44 in grade 10, kelseyville and mill valley in there, and bodega bay at 46. A big low in Southern California and moving south with that pressure relaxing a little bit but very impressive on the water vapor as the moisture has back into the sierra. We will have dry weather today and tomorrow before the next system drops in wednesday for cooler weather. 60s, 70s with a few low 80s. It is 6 02 am. The traffic is okay and we start with the bay bridge toll plaza. We do have a backup, so i do not want to miss lead you but no major problems as i look around. When it comes to getting into