So we see clearly. That crime. Out of control in the City Of oakland and our response was for less police resources. The Oakland Police Chief goes on the defense after the Oakland City council voted to cut his budget by 18 million dollars over 2 years. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us here at 3. Im tahernia chief Leronne Armstrong held a News Conference Today blasting the cuts made to his budget saying the impact will make the city less safe. This year. Opd has investigated 65 a total homicides so far. Thats compared to 35 over the same span one year ago. So almost 100 in terms of an increase from this time last year. Kron fours Maureen Kelly is on the story for she reports that the crime rate for the chief is very personal. We are talking about numbers. We are talking about money and costs. I dont know what the cost of a life is. But i know not have the resources makes our city less the Oakland Police Chief put up pictures of some of the 65 homicide victims who lost their l
hi, and thanks so much for joining us on the kron. 4 news at noon. i m stephanie lin. the vice president says the generation fund will break the cycle of poverty in oakland by making it easier for children in those hardest hit communities to go to college, it promises to set create $500 college savings accounts for all oakland, born children from low-income families over the next 4 years. it also create scholarships worth $1000 a year for all low-income public school students in oakland while they re pursuing a college degree or trade certificate. this is expected to benefit roughly 30,000 kids over the next 10 years costing about 50 million dollars. oakland mayor libby schaff says the money was raised by the community, including from hundreds of local and regional donors. process of maximizing our collective future. this will also help our nation. i sample. to do what we must do to close the wealth gap in our country. the education gap in our country and the opportunity