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
Crying. He said mom, its really, really bad. He said theyre saying that i killed a cop and then the phone just went dead. Whoa. It was really awful. I dont think ethan and i could stand for quite a long time after that. We both sat here on the floor in this room and just cried and cried and cried. How did this happen, they wondered . The parents were involved in both their childrens lives as they grew up in this San Francisco neighborhood a few blocks from the pacific ocean. We took family walks. We have sunday family dinners. We were very involved in sports, you know, pta at his middle school. Ethan coached soccer, helped to coach baseball. So we have been and are still very close. Their son fin went to rome on Summer Vacation after wrapping up his first year at san diego mesa college. He met with his old friend, gabriel natale. Gabe tried to buy cocaine but a pusher gave him italian tylenol instead. Offduty cops broke up the transaction. The Young Americans ran away, fin grabbing the
After the Police Commission voted unanimously tonight to fire the chief. Good evening everyone. The mayor said they decided to terminate chief Anne Kirkpatrick without cause, but clearly they found her performance lacking. We get the breaking news now from reporter henry lee who has the latest on this startling development. Reporter it is startling, rumors have been flying all day, and a little after 8 00 the announcement was official, chief Anne Kirkpatrick is out of a job, fired without cause, Officials Saying its time for new leadership. The oakland Police Commission voted unanimously to fire police chief Anne Kirkpatrick with oakland mayor libby schaaf giving her blessing. The trust between the Police Commission and police chief has become irrevocably broken. The mayor said the voter approved measure gave her and the commission the ability to fire the chief without cause. She thanked kirkpatrick for her service but said a new leader needed to move the department forward. I do not r
Unanimously to fire police chief anne kirkpatrick, with oakland mayor libby schaaf giving her blessing three years after she swore kirkpatrick in. The trust between the Police Commission and police chief has become irrevocably broken. The mayor said a voter approved measure gave her in the commission the ability to fire the chief without cause. She thanked kirkpatrick for service but set a new leader to needed to move the department forward. Speck i do not regret choosing chief kirkpatrick, i believe there are many examples of how she served our city extremely well over the three years, but i must respect the authority and role of our independent Police Commission. Regina jackson, who heads the Police Commission said there have been speed bumps along the way with kirkpatrick. There are a series of other issues that have contributed to losing the confidence. We didnt think she would be the most effective chief in oakland. An independent federal monitor and Police Commission said the chi
Was not here given the fact she was fired last night but her name was still printed inside the program here. Her firing still a shock to a lot of people. Acting chief Daren Allison picking up the position less than 24 hours after chief Anne Kirkpatrick was terminated. Any comment allison . But Oakland City Council member noel guiden made it clear and said the city council was blind sided. I think the it was wrong. And right now the reaction that im getting on the phone, on the emails, you know, the neighbors are upset with what were doing and were no longer city hall but sillily hall. Inside the ceremony, mayor libby schaaf addressed the changing of the top cops saying leaders come and go. The decision was extremely personally difficult for me, but i made it because i believe it was in the best interest of oakland. Schaaf agreed with the Police Commissions unanimous vote thursday night to terminate kirkpatrick after three years of service. The reason, loss of confidence in kirkpatrick.