Causing it to shut down for at least the next 2 days and possibly even longer can force anchorman is live in oakland tonight with the latest and. The cancer causing chemical tce trichloroethylene youve heard it before when weve talked about toxic sites. Well they found it in the ground water a climbs high school the concern is that the vapors will rise up and impacts students and teachers in the classroom. Thats why school has been closed today and tomorrow and likely much of next week until they can determine if that is happening and what levels and get those levels are dangerous. Oaklands matt climates high school was closed thursday and will be friday and at least for several days next week. Thats because crews removing a fuel tank near the schools Tennis Courts discovered the cancer causing chemical tric laurel ethylene in the ground water below the schools. We are concerned that it could be vaporized it that is seeping up through the ground. And around and getting into the air tha
Closed today tomorrow and early next week, theyre looking for another facility so students can get back to school sometime next week. Just a quick clarification when School Officials said that they the state had been around too do some testing in that area they didnt mean they have been here at the school to do testing they meant they had been nearby where they originally had found that plume of tce now this point they dont know how the plume of tce made its way over to the school. But it has and now they have to do some air testing to see if students are in trouble. Well removing a fuel tank adjacent to the Tennis Courts of a climate is high school. Crews discovered the cancer causing chemical tric laurel ethylene or tce in the ground water. School was closed as a result on thursday and will also be closed on friday and at least through early next week. So air quality testing can be conducted our concern is that there realized itc that that seeped through the ground and through our fl
Termination of and kirkpatrick now and were told that this was a week in conversation but they have been monitoring this about 2 and a half years we do also want to say that. She. There will be an acting chief to take her place until they move forward with a nationwide search to take this new job but lets take you into the press conference that just wrapped up minutes ago. So tonight. Oaklands Police Commission voted to terminate the chief and request that i as mayor join them in a joint no cause termination which i accept it. The Police Commission is the communitys voice. The voters of oakland and 20 16 created the most powerful and independent Police Commission in the country. Tonight they exercise that power. Its my duty as the mayor to recognize the role and authority of this commission. And also to recognize when the trust between the Police Commission and the police chief has become irrevocably broken. That will prevent this city from moving forward. Now on they would not discuss