Vacant for 2 years even though it has been budgeted the money to hire the position. To trace the illegal guns is in the budget and were saying they need to go ahead and fill that position, however donna lynne says the position remains unfulfilled because he believes no one wants to work and what he calls a hostile work environment. Shes talking about hiring one person to do tracing which is a very noble and every technical jaw. But the challenges song with those kind expertise there soon coming to open. We may be laid off week as phone. The Police Department captain it is also recommending the city Council Adopted resolution to terminate opd is participation with the Fbis Joint Terrorism Task force of the 3 bases the bay area oakland has been the one this year thats been struck by terrorism we are white supremacist kill up for security building the City Council President sites that same incident has reason to sever ties with the Fbis Joint Terrorism Task force. The federal government h
Its sunday, september 13th. Im liz kreutz. Thank you for joining us. Todays a record 27th consecutive spare the air day. Meteorologist lisa argen is here. Lisa, good morning. We are seeing some signs of relief . The forecast is pointed in the right direction. We have unhealthy air. Count me as one of the ones taking a toll with the weather. Its been hard on us all staying inside and having day after day of the very unhealthy air. Live doppler 7 picking up on the fog, the dense fog advisory through about 9 00, not as foggy as its been the past couple days but check out oakland over a mile is not great and a mile and a half in petaluma, a mile on the coast, six miles by the delta. Temperatures from the low to mid50s in the north bay to near 60 in brentwood. The reds indicate the unhealthy air once again, our spare the air alert. Onshore flow is with us, we need for it to strengthen today and as it does, it should help out in small amounts as we get looking bett. Ater afternoon,ayn for th
Lot, lets get to the news this morning in the east bay, the Oakland City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure. To make sure that the Citizens Police commission is more independent in its decision making. The oakland Police Commission was established by voters back in 2016. Under measure l l earlier this year, the commission made headlines when it was involved in the firing of former Oakland Police chief Anne Kirkpatrick the lead author of the Measure Council member Rebecca Kaplan says this will protect the cities. Public of the public civil rights and also help increase Police Accountability and oversight. The residents of all clinton voters, the bulk and tired of this and we want to make sure than we have someone in there that can make sure that these reforms are man. Well if this measure passes in november civilian Inspector Generals Office will be established within the commission the office will research an audit the commission on the Police Departments effect in this at f
In the center of lot of 70s rather and the Santa Clara Valley got that and were also check the tropics quite busy including down around texas with a new Tropical Storm. All right dave thanks a lot. We begin in the east bay this morning more accountability for the Oakland Police department thats the change. The City Councils putting. In the hands of the voters. The City Council Unanimously approved a ballot measure to make the Citizens Police commission more independent in its decisionmaking kron fours dan thorn reports. In an effort to strengthen oaklands citizen Police Commission City Council Members vote to eliminate what oversight advocates called a poison pill now that weve excluded wording of exigent circumstances. Well give the Police Commission more authority and more independents exigent circumstance would have allowed the open police chief to change policies without the commissions consent in relation to Public Safety mariano contrasts with the coalition and Police Accountabil
List the white house puts us on what we need to do is what we know we need to do all along which is individually we need to take responsibility. So Wearing Masks socially distancing. Thats san jose mayor sam liccardo responding to the White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator doctor deborah birx she called out san jose is one of 12 cities in the country that she says are quote lagging behind the need to do a better job of slowing the spread. Take a look at this map from Santa Clara Countys Health Department it shows a higher rate of coronavirus cases in san jose compared to some other cities in the county. Some city leaders say that its tough to argue with the data while others say theres nothing to worry about. And we sure sips here in the city and county and the state and we are all watching the numbers so im im not concerned about. About that i dont speak the doctor birx is speculating i think that if hes making that list. Hes coming off of data theres no arguing with that i ca