low won the recount by five votes, knocking supervisor joe samitian off of the ballot. it was going to be a three-way race until a former mayor staffer requested the recounts in san mateo. they allowed seven new challenged ballots to count that allowed low to pick up. samitian congratulated them both. >>> we have seen restaurants doing away with tipping and replacing them with the service charges, automatically on the bill. there are still a lot of debate if that is fair. well, those extra charges that are as high as 20% of your bill are about to be illegal. lauren toms reports, industry experts say it might not translate to cheaper bills it could be bad for customers and restaurants. >> reporter: diners in san francisco often think twice when they see a common line at the bottom of their menu warning of a mandatory service charge. under a new law, that may be going away. food experts like marci who writes a popular news later table hopper says it is not great news for customers or the restaurants. >> just when you thought your pork chop was already expensive, guess wha