The process was very rapid. We were intending to create a seemless transition. The mayor called him into her office, gave him a brief interview, and he was named chief. But a more thorough background check hadnt been done. Their Mission Continues no matter who is in charge. There maybe changes at the top. We havent lostsighted of our mission, Public Service and public safety. Oakland City Council Members say theyre not happy with the changes in leadership. You take ten steps forward, and then you take three thousand steps backwards. So were going backwards. Were not going forward. Were all hoping that we can get a handle on everything thats going on. Its regrettable. We have a lot of explaining to do to the public. We want to continue making progress in the city of oakland. But its really a clear sign of failed leadership. For now opds leader is Paul Figueroa, the number two in the department. He was passed over as interim chief in the first place. All bets are off as to who the next t
Current allegations that we take extremely seriously. Shaft says shes to blame for picking him without vetting him completely. She knew him back when he previously served with opd before he became a deputy chief in 2011. The process was very rapid. We were intending to create a seemless transition. The mayor called him into her office, gave him a brief interview and he was named chief. But a more thorough background check hadnt been done in time. Oakland police say their Mission Continues no matter who is in charge. There maybe changes at the top. But we havent lost sight of our mission you shall public service, and public safety. Council members say theyre not happy with the changes in leadership. You take ten steps forward and then you take 3,000 steps backwards. And so were going backwards. Were not going forward. I mean were all hoping that we can get a handle on everything thats going on. Its regrettable. We have a lot of explaining to do to the public. Certainly we want to contin
I was. Yes, i always am. Along with gasia and alex in for mike, i am Sal Castaneda. Welcome. For the third time in less than week, there has been a new chief in charge there is a new chief in charge of the Oakland Police department. Mayor libby schaaf replaced chief wentz to chief fairow. The mayor received information that caused her to lose confidence in fairow. That information was that fairow once had an extramarital affair with a subordinate. The mayor said the background check went too fast. Several Oakland City Council members say its regrettable and a clear sign of failed leadership within city government. New acting police chief Paul Figueroa is looking forward to making positive changes. Obviously, there is some things that need to be addressed within the department. I can tell you the next few days are critical for us. I am solidifying the daytoday operations for the department. Acting chief Paul Figueroa rose through the ranks as starting as a police cadet in 1991. Joining
Cloudy and warmer. We are getting a southerly breeze south southeast. The cloud cover coming in, kevin, get your feet off the desk. [ applause ] he is a probably getting texts right now. Closely up in clear lake. Brr, is it february . No, its june uary. Irvin says he is in petaluma. Its smelling like petriclor out here in petaluma. There will be a quiz on monday. North bay light rain. Thats the main focus today. There will not be a lot south of that. There is not much up here. A lot of this is on the Russian River area. Cazadero. 06. We are not done yet. It will pick up late morning, early afternoon. Is an impressive this time of year. Southeast, southeast, east, southeast. The wind changes directions. Calm down. Thats why its warmer. 60 with you get the south breeze. Cloudy with light rain in the north. Look at that system. Its beautiful. Sal talks about he is a geek sometimes. I am a weather nerd when i see that. Thats just a beautiful thing. Right, sal. You know what i mean. Its lik
F. T. A. Is getting everything they need well in advance and they are given privilegedded status. Brianne in response, wiedefeld says he is sometimes impatient and felt urgency to get the plan moving. When i sat there at the hearing the other day and i heard through the litany of the decade here, its reinforced to me i have to go. Brianne days later he outlined the plan. One of the items in question happens in august on the blue, orange and silver line. When will it take place . That is finalized by metro. A person working on this, the new chief Safety Officer. He will weigh in. We will have more on him coming up tonight at 6 00. Reporting live, Brianne Carter, abc7 news. Leon thank you. Look back now at another story on the rails. It was one year ago today that an am track train in amtrak train derailed at philadelphia. The train was traveling at 106 miles per hour, more than twice the speed limit for the region. Patrick murphy, the acting secretary of the navy was on the train when t