New at 5 00, a judge has harsh words for oakland city leaders about how they handled the investigation. Abc 7 News Reporter Laura Anthony is live at the federal courthouse in San Francisco. She has more now on what the judge had to say. Laura . Reporter this hearing just wrapped up this afternoon here in San Francisco. All the Major Players inside the courtroom. Federal judge Felton Henderson told the city of oakland and its Police Department that its long history of federal oversight is far from over. He told city leaders and attorneys for all sides, the sex abuse scandal shows were still not finished after 14 years of reforming this department. The hearing comes after an independent report found then Oakland Police chief sean wentz and top city officials including mayor schaaf were inept in their handling of a sex scab dndal involving a teenage girl. As you all know, the judge has not made a ruling, but he will make a ruling in a couple of days. And from there, we will have a clear d
County supervisors receive report on homeless The homeless problem in Stanislaus County is spilling over into public and private areas in every city and town, including commercial parking lots in Ceres and, as seen here, along Golden State Boulevard in Turlock. The county has spent over $30 million on the problem. - photo by Jeff Benziger
Stanislaus County officials gave supervisors an update earlier this month on the effectiveness of over $32 million worth of programs over a two-year period to combat homelessness. While some gains have been made, at least one supervisor decried the effort as a waste of time and money.