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Homicides, assaults and burglaries are going down this new data comes as the city tries to shake its reputation as a hotbed for violence. Good evening. On this thursday, im cristina rendon. Despite crime falling across the city of oakland, not everyone is feeling safe. New tonight ktvu crystal bailey is live in oakland and crystal, whats behind these numbers and why are some residents still feeling uneasy . Well, christina, you have to remember this comes just after the shooting right near Bishop Bishop Odowd High School earlier today. And, you know, city leaders are saying that this Crime Reduction is actually because of the ceasefire program. But so many people i talked to today have some mixed reactions about whether or not theyre actually feeling any safer. Numbers dont lie in the numbers. Say crime in oakland is down 33. Violent crimes like homicide, assault, rape and burglaries are all coming down over last year, with robberies up by 11. But the city says that number is also decreasing compared to the last few months. City leadership is crediting their ceasefire program, originally implemented in 2012 and revived earlier this year. What ceasefire does is it uses police, intelligence and Community Information to identify those at the center of violence who are most at risk of picking up a gun and committing a violent crime. Assistant police chief tony jones says reviving ceasefire required them to reorganize the Police Department from a reactive organization to a proactive, Crime Fighting police force. The city says the numbers are proof the program works, but some are surprised to hear crime is down. Im very, very surprised and im happy to hear that the crime itself, we do see an uptick over the temescal area, where cars are being broken into the sideshow are continuing to happen right next to a fire station to. Cheryl says she grew up in oakland and shes always carried pepper spray around for protection. No, i dont feel safe. Im constantly watching around. Others say they are feeling safer lately. I feel a lot safer here, especially at night compared to San Francisco. Where can be a lot more dangerous. And i definitely see the change in crime rates dropping. The beeping has gone down considerably. Bridget kane, who owns two businesses in downtown city center, says she thinks things are changing for the better. Im very happy that we finally have a chief of police which has been needed for over a year, and city leaders say they are not celebrating just yet, but they are using these numbers to press forward with the ceasefire program. Now, some argue that not every crime is reported. The city says that they have not seen a change in the number of calls to their dispatch center. Meanwhile, mayor shang tao says that she is proud of the progress, but the work does not stop here. Im live in oakland. Christina, back to you. All right, krystal bailey, thank you for that report. As krystal mentioned, these numbers come as Oakland Police are investigating a shooting down the street from bishop Odowd High School. Shots rang out shortly before eight this morning near 98th and cherokee avenues, followed by a car crash. It drew a Massive Police response. Officials have not responded to our request for comment on what happened this morning, but we did hear from plenty of neighbors. I hear shooting coming up the street, then two cars fly down the street and everything. And i mean, im used to this stuff, so i wasnt tripping. Then i seen a second set of cars. So then i heard the boom. I heard the crash. No one from bishop odowd was involved. School Officials Say there was no danger to students, and the school did not go on lockdown. Also in oakland, police now looking for a person who robbed a worker outside of a market around four wednesday morning. It happened as the worker was unlocking a fence to get into a market where they work as the employee was making their way in, an unknown person drove up in a red sedan. That person then ran up to the worker and robbed them, the victim tells ktvu. The robber took 4,000. So far, no arrests have been reported. If you have any information on this robbery, youre asked to contact Oakland Police. Livermore police are asking for the publics help as they search for a man suspected of killing two people over the weekend. Police sharing this photo to help them locate 30 yearold tungsten vasquez, the oakland resident, allegedly shot and killed a 26 year old woman and 21 year old man. The victims were found on april 27th, just before 7 a. M, shot and killed at the la quinta inn on south front road. The investigation revealed vasquez knew the victims and authorities determined that he is the primary suspect. He remains at large tonight, and police say hes considered armed and dangerous. These were livermores first and second homicides of the year. Tensions are rising over the continued protests on College Campuses around the u. S. And here in california. Early this morning, Law Enforcement raided an encampment at ucla, arresting hundreds of demonstrators on the campus of and on the campus of uc berkeley. The number of tents is growing. Protesters at many of these schools have been calling for the universities to divest funds from israel. Ktvu Jana Katsuyama shows us how discussions over divesting are progressing at uc berkeley. Student protesters say theyve had meetings with uc officials calling on the university to review its investments and cut ties with any weapons manufacturers and related military supply industries involved with israeli attacks on gaza. Weve met with all, all sorts of people. Chancellor christ, the staff. Im not sure about the positions of each of these people, but like its in progress on thursday, they said a small victory. It was a near unanimous vote in favor of the bill. Protesters say the undergraduate student body voted for a bill to block expenditures of student funds on companies linked with military industry. They hope the university will do the same. All these companies that are profiting off the war so the primary aspect is complete divestment from blackrock, just to take our money, our tuition, our taxes away from these companies that are making money off the blood of the people of gaza. What students are by and large calling for is divestment from weapons manufacturers, divestment from israeli businesses, and divestment from instate institutions or companies that do business with israeli businesses. Professor christopher marsicano, who studies higher education, finance at davidson college, says this is not the first time student activists have called for divestment. In the 1980s, there was a similar focus on south africa, but University Funding has changed over the decades, making divestment more complicated but effectively endowment managers have to do is figure out what of the various different pieces of their very complicated endowment meet those criteria. There are already index Fund Products that dont include weapons manufacturers or defense companies. The list is broader than that. There are other companies in the supply chains of these firms that are dedicated to the manufacturing, to the to the arms industry, that the administration is being shown in these negotiations. I spoke with a representative for uc berkeley who would not give any confirmation of whether there are meetings taking place, and also said that the university has no comment. Reporting from uc berkeley, Jana Katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. For more on how Law Enforcement is responding to the encampments, we spoke with retired police chief tommy tucson, who is now a professor of criminal justice at bakersfield college. When it starts to cross the line from protest into criminal activity, thats where our, we must draw the line, and i think Law Enforcement did a very exceptional job at how they went in, basically soft handed. Although a lot of people wont believe that from what they see. That was very soft handed. He also said there are several criminal statutes that are violated when protesters put up an encampment and refuse to leave a university campus. And our coverage of the nationwide Movement Continues online. You can find the latest developments on our website, ktvu. Com. But cal zero Hydrogen Fuel project at the port of oakland aims at being the worlds leader in zero emissions. Two National Monuments in california are expanding how native americans are being honored with these additions. 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You be prepared for rain if its a weekend, weve got rain in the forecast. Right. We have temperatures today. Just stellar. Anywhere from 57 degrees in pacifica to 20 degrees warmer than that in napa and sonoma. And throughout the tri valley warm spots, santa rosa and fairfield, both at 81 degrees above average for this time of the year. Now, meanwhile , we are taking a look at these temperatures and you can bank on that. We are going to see some big time changes. Lets start off with this. We have the fog. Its forming off the coast. Youll wake up tomorrow with a hint of stratus along the seashore. 52 degrees right now in half moon bay. But when you factor in that wind, boy, does it feel like wintertime. 25 mile per hour gusts, 30 mile per hour winds. Right now in san jose. And we have a 15 mile per hour wind in napa. But boy, in the north bay, those wind gusts are up to 30. Well begin to subside once the sun sets at 801. So we do have the fog forming off the coast, but thats what weve been tracking all week long. It is a cold front, very unusual for this time of the year. Look at the cold air associated with it. Lets go ahead and track it together. Here comes your friday. And by the friday evening commute, well begin to see the clouds. Stick it across the bay area that is the frontal boundary slicing through the bay area by sunup tomorrow and throughout the Morning Hours by the afternoon, it will be hit and miss. Scattered lighter rain showers, but we will not begin to clear out until saturday night. Then a random renegade shower here and there, leaving us with partly to mostly cloudy skies for your sunday. So the bottom line is up to an inch of rain and the wettest locations on saturday alone is a fast moving system, very gusty winds. Winter weather advisory in effect for tahoe tonight. 50s across the board. Tomorrows daytime highs just a tad cooler. 50s through the 60s up to the high 70s. Perhaps flirting with 80 towards antioch again saturday rain out. Sunday partly to mostly cloudy for cinco de mayo. Sounds good roberta. Thank you. Today the port of oakland opened the very first commercial zero Emission Hydrogen truck stop in the world. Norcal zero can fuel 200 trucks a day. Each fill up takes about ten minutes, which is comparable to diesel or gasoline. The Hydrogen Powered big rigs are made by hyundai and can drive up to 400 miles to fill per fill up. We spoke with the veteran diesel truck driver, who was selected to test out the new big rigs. Its very easy to get on the freeway, very easy to maneuver. Everythings very smooth. The steering is smooth, i love it, i really love it. I enjoy it, its lovely. Its very quiet. The port of oakland has been progressive when it comes to reducing pollution. It already uses electric cranes, vehicles and shore powered ships. Two National Monuments, including one here in northern california, are expanding today. President joe biden signed a proclamation expanding the berryessa, Snow Mountain and San Gabriel Mountains National Monuments. Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument is in parts of napa, yolo, solano, lake, colusa, glenn and mendocino counties. The expansion will add more than 13,000 acres of public lands to the monuments original 330,000 acres, the white house says. To further honor the ties of the patwin people to these lands, the president s proclamation also directs the secretary of the interior to explore coast stewardship with the area, with tribal nations. We love this city, and we want to show that love. Volunteers with several bay area based organizations are working to beautify San Francisco and a light installation that you probably remember is coming back to the bay bridge. What we can expect when those bulbs make their long awaited return. But first, californians are paying some of the highest prices for electricity in the country. How prices in the golden state stack to th rest of prices in the country. The Us Energy Information Administration Says the states rates are second only to hawaii. The Administration Reports in february of 2024, californians paid an average of 25. 37 per month for this utility. Thats up from 22. 48 a year ago. Many people in the state began paying more for energy when pg and e hiked residential electricity rates by 20 in january. Right now, pg and e charges the most for electricity among californias three investor owned utility companies. Some of the Biggest Companies in the bay area are coming together for a common cause today. Dozens of volunteers from these organizations helped clean up and beautify the downtown area of San Francisco. Ktvu Christien Kafton spoke with several volunteers who say they hope these efforts lead to long term change. Everyone should have a number associated with their name tag right . Volunteers from the gap, jp morgan chase, levi strauss, visa and wells fargo all stepped outside their Office Buildings and into the streets and parks of San Francisco, ready to clean up. I guess that theres buckets over there together. The Companies Announced the creation of the downtown volunteer coalition. Each Company Bringing 50 volunteers to clean and beautify the city of San Francisco. Anna walker from levi strauss, says the aim is to leverage their employees and make a difference in the city where they live or work. What were really excited about is that its volunteering, but its getting its being part of the community. Its engaging with the local businesses, the local nonprofits, learning more about the city and giving back. Volunteers from those Companies Help to clean and beautify parks and public spaces, collecting any trash they saw, clearing pathways and even weeding. Katie fitzsimmons from wells fargo says she hopes these First Companies start off the project and attract others to follow in their footsteps. Thats exactly the hope we have the first five companies, but we want this to grow. We want there to be tech companies, biotech, other Financial Institutions and other companies that call San Francisco home. We want them to join in. We love this city and we want to show that love. Vincent yuen, heads up refuse, refuse, a Grassroots Organization helping to clean up San Francisco. One piece of litter at a time. He says his organization is benefiting from all these volunteers, in addition to all the volunteers that theyre able to do, to bring out. Just having them there to show, you know, be public facing and showing other companies that, you know, you can be involved and make a difference in your community. Leading by example, park visitors say clean up and Corporate Partnership is a great idea. It is. And for a companies to come in and help with the community, its only going to make things better for the people who live here and for the tourism that comes to San Francisco. Today, those companies are also kicking off first thursday. Its a project to activate the area today. They are welcoming people to the east cut neighborhood, trying to activate that area in San Francisco. Christien, kafton, ktvu, fox two news. As christian was just mentioning, there downtown first thursdays now underway in San Francisco. It is a new weekly event that is meant to revitalize a neighborhood thats been struggling to find its footing after the pandemic, organizers say. This is a giant street party on Second Street i