Public universities and Government Agencies stopped considering race in their hiring and admissions decisions. Today the assembly approved a proposal to repeal that ban. The bills author says recent police traiks tragedies are showing that race and gender still matter. The bill could be ratified later on this month and be up for a vote in november. Happening now, calls to disband Oakland Unified School Districts Police force. Kpix 5 is live in oakland with the plan and how backers say they would keep students safe. Reporter well, ken, backers say that there is a plan in place that they want to implement to keep students safe even without a Police Department. They say they are the only School District in Alameda County that has that Police Department and those millions could be better served serving the students. The idea of defunding the police is not a new one for the black organizing project. The idea was first introduced nine years ago with the proposal to reallocate 2. 3 million fr
Should athletes be allowed to protest at games. If your answer is yes you want we want to hear for you. Call 2027488000. If your answer is no, athletes should not be allowed to protest, call 2027488001. Keep in mind, you can always text us your answer at and, we are always reading on social media on panwj andnd cs facebook. Com cspan. Many leagues are gearing up for a shortened or a additional season later on this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But once again some of the same conversations about activism have cropped up. In fact, President Trump brought this up when he was asked, and he was his response. Pres. Trump if he has the playing ability. He started out great and did not end out great in terms of a player. He was terrific in his rookie year and was terrific in his second year and then something happened. His playing was not up to snuff. The answer is absolutely i would, as far as kneeling, i would like to see him get another shot. If he cannot play well i think it wo
Reporter floyd joined self owitnesss to deliver powerful testimony to the house judiciary committee, one day after he and his family buried his brother, george floyd. My family, they just cry, cry every day and just ask why, why. He pleaded for his life. Reporter mass demonstrations erupted around the world calling for police changes. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle vowed to work towards solution, but the Republican Committee members also bashed calls to Defund Police departments. If you believe that we should defund the police, will you please raise your hand . This is really not about Defunding Police. It is about funding other thicks. Reporter the hearing comes days after the democrats introduce stair massive reform bill djustice in policing act. The Senate Republicans are also working on their proposals. The white house chief of staff mark meadows and Jared Kushner met with tim scott on capitol hill to discuss police reform. Well have an opportunity to compare notes in the n
Translator clustered infections have appeared across japan. The nation must be united to dress th issue. The Central Government is set to decide on thursday whether it will lift the state of emergency for tokyo, osaka, and six other prefectures. Last week the government canceled the nationwide declaration for the other 39 prefectures. Its likely to be lifted for osaka and its neighbors kyoto and hyogo. Thats because the infection rate has fallen there in the past week. A benchmark set by the government for the Emergency Declaration to be lifted. Officials plan to whether to lift the deck ra ration for tokyo. The rates for tokyo and kanagawa currently do not meet the criteria. Officials will also take into account the state of their medical systems. Hokkaido also does not meet the criteria. In total more than 16,400 people have tested positive for the coronavirus here in japan. Over 780 have died. Now more major Sports Events are canceled due to the pandemic. Japans annual Summer High S
On board. No word yet if they survived or on the cause of the crash. In santa cruz county, warning signs posted after a shark attack at sand dollar beach. Images just coming in show crews at the scene, the ap reporting a server was killed. The attack happened within 100 yards of the shoreline. Sheriffs deputies are asking people to avoid the area and avoid the water. Tesla ceo, elon musk, made a bold threat today, tweeting he will move tesla headquarters out of fremont and the state. Today, tesla filed a lawsuit against Alameda County for stopping the fremont plant from reopening. Live in fremont with reaction. Reporter here is a copy of that lawsuit against Alameda County from tesla. Frankly the bigger concern is the tweet to move tesla headquarters out of fremont, keep in mind tesla is one of the biggest employers in this region employing at least 14,000 workers. Theres a lot of attention on his tweet and a lot of concerns. I brought it to fremont i brought it to Alameda County i wor