to peskin's campaign money looks like my campaign money. her campaign money looks like his old campaign money. >> it's not just the mayor and the tech companies that believe this is a watershed election. they need a new leader in city hall for progressive causes. if he doesn't win, we know that ross mcgreeny is going down. who do the progressives have as big leadership at city hall? they understand that they need a win here. >> what does it all mean for mayor ed lee. >> that is interesting. ed lee is up for re-election. he is virtually unopposed. if peskin win, it's a blow to the mayor because his hand- picked person doesn't win. in politics, you can run. but if you don't have coat tails for other people, you have a problem. this is a tight little race in a small corner of the city. what is the country looking at? we have topics come up around here that the fox news crowd is interested in. >> that's true. >> airbnb. that is something that everybody knows about it. it's a phenomena going on across the country. >> yeah. it kind of exploded he

aaron peskin won 54-43. he beat incumbent julie christiansen and is a san francisco progressive. >> we have run a great grassroots campaign. we started 7 months ago. it's really been a labor of love. >> reporter: now, peskin's win tipped the balance of power at city hall giving progressives the majority. life at city hall, lisa chan, kpix 5. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee easily won a second term. he was running pretty much unopposed. he received 56% of the vote. you can find all the bay area election results at cbssf.com. >>> normally bay area seafood lovers would be savoring the start of dungeness crab season but it's on hold because of a life-threatening hazard. kpix 5's keit do is in half moon bay to explain why no one should eat dungeness or rock crab for the time being. kiet. >>> reporter: seafood lovers and fishermen and restaurants here in half moon bay and automatic over the bay area could soon be hurting because of the toxic bloom. some of the crab samples were taken right here in half moon bay and

but phil matier tells us lee could hit a speed bump in his second term and his name is aaron peskin. >> reporter: that's right. aaron peskin is returning to city hall and like in oakland and richmond, one of the key issues is bringing him back is affordability. here's the story. he has been called everything from the napoleon of north beach to a drunken trol will. but today it was returning supervisor aaron peskin's turn to celebrate but not for mayor lee who suddenly faces the return of one of the biggest thorns in the sides of san francisco's mayors past and present. >> we can match wits. >> reporter: will ply brown locked horns with peskin for four years. >> it was like dealing with somebody who, um, considered himself an equal. ie, he thought he was also mayor. [ laughter ] >> reporter: even out of office, peskin has repeatedly bested the mayor. his "no wall on the waterfront" movement effectively stopped one of ed lee's high-rise projects dead in its tracks. and it was also a big factor in the warriors' decision to abandon their waterfront arena plans. you have a history of not

and aaron peskin is back on the board of supervisors defeating incumbent julie christiansen. his victory could tip the balance of power at city hall giving progressives the majority. now what message did the votessers send? phil matier is here to break it down and what was a big day in san francisco. >> reporter: it was. and let's get personal real quick. the big message was to ross mirkarimi, the sheriff in one term a former supervisor just didn't measure up with voters. two out of one said no dice. you're going to be replaced. now, ross mirkarimi has had personal and professional scandal but for a while he had been seen as a threat to mayor ed lee. that's not in the cards. on the housing front hot button issue in the entire bay area. how to keep the place affordable. well, a couple of measures. may lee's $310 million bond to build more affordable housing, 7 out of 10 voters said yes reaching into their own pockets to say we are willing to pay tax to build more affordable housing. "airbnb" for short-term rentals to make your mortgage that looks like voters said yes to that s

aaron peskin won 54-43. he beat incumbent julie christiansen and is a san francisco progressive. >> we have run a great grassroots campaign. we started 7 months ago. it's really been a labor of love. >> reporter: now, peskin's win tipped the balance of power at city hall giving progressives the majority. live in san francisco, lisa chan, kpix 5. >>> meanwhile, san francisco mayor ed lee easily won a second term. he was running pretty much unopposed. he received 56% of the vote. >>> san anselmo's memorial park won't be an emergency flood detention basin. they approved measure d which bans that from happening and passed with 59% of the vote. >>> >>> normally bay area seafood lovers would be savoring the start of dungeness crab season but it's on hold because of a life-threatening hazard. kpix 5's keit do is in half moon bay to explain why no one should eat dungeness or rock crab for the time being. kiet. >>> reporter: seafood lovers and fishermen and restaurants here in half moon bay and automatic over the bay

>> i think the biggest challenge for the mayor is that peskin is a good politician. this will shift the balance of the board in progressive's favor but the issue is style. peskin will be looking toward next year where a big portion of the board is termed out. but i think he's also going to be looking to really push the mayor in a more left-leaning direction around some of these issues the mayor has pledged to deal with like affordable housing. >> the prop f was one of five housing measures on the ballot, the voters approved an affordable housing bond and said no to a moratorium on market rate housing development in the mission. what do these results say about where voters stand? >> i think they show how difficult of an issue it is. this is a very narrow housing bond because the mayor and other city leaders have a policy and didn't want to increase property taxes. it's not going to solve the housing crisis. the voters saw the moratorium as more symbolic which is in some ways what it was. but it speaks to how hard it is in a city surrounded by water on three sides and

with all precincts reporting you can see 53% for peskin. >> katie is live at peskin headquarters. katie? >> dan and a -- ama, you can see people are waiting outside. it is at capacity and they are not letting anymore people in, not even anymore media. he is no stranger in supervisor circles. he was the supervisor from 2001 to 2009. he is known as a man who gets things done even if he has to ruffle a few feathers. i spoke with the incumbent who is hosting supporters on broadway. they uh .ed her to the third -- they uh .ed her to the third district and this is the first time running for office. they are focusing their cam papers on affordable housing and both agree it is a good campaign. >> i have gotten to know people even better, and it is the reason i have done the volunteer work i have done. >> i have a lot more perspective. i am still passionate about the issues i have been hearing of constituents about. >> it does change the balance of the board of supervisors. it gives progressives one up on moderates. this was pre detected to be a tight race and -- predicted to be a tight ra

with all precincts reporting you can see 53% for peskin. >> katie is live at peskin headquarters. katie? >> dan and a -- ama, you can see people are waiting outside. it is at capacity and they are not letting anymore people in, not even anymore media. he is no stranger in supervisor circles. he was the supervisor from 2001 to 2009. he is known as a man who gets things done even if he has to ruffle a few feathers. i spoke with the incumbent who is hosting supporters on broadway. they uh .ed her to the third -- they uh .ed her to the third district and this is the first time running for office. they are focusing their cam papers on affordable housing and both agree it is a good campaign. >> i have gotten to know people even better, and it is the reason i have done the volunteer work i have done. >> i have a lot more perspective. i am still passionate about the issues i have been hearing of constituents about. >> it does change the balance of the board of supervisors. it gives progressives one up on moderates. this was pre detected to be a tight race and -- predicted to be a tight ra

beach or any part of the district in the last couple months without bumping into a smiling aaron peskin which was different than the one we had before. it will be interesting in san francisco. meanwhile over in oakland. >> chef will head to new york hoping to convince the nfl the raiders should stay in her city. >> she has no concrete deal but the raid verse been considering a move to proposed stadium in los angeles county they would share with the san diego chargers. now oakland is scrambling to put together a plan for a new stayed why -- stadium that would leave taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in past funds they spent on the team. >> we believe when we provide clarity to the team about our participation they are going to have the tools they need to go out and put together a stadium plan that works for them. >> a sports finance and advisory firm has been hired to craft deal at the coliseum site. league owners could make a decision as early as january. >>> meanwhile it turns out theraiders are lower on the list of priorities. the top priorities were education,

peskin could become the first former supervisor in the term limits era to make it back to the board.already has five supervisors backing him but on the other side julie christiansen was appointed by mayor lee she has four supervisors endorsing her. one supervisor has yet to say who she supports. >> there's no question that in my 15 years in public life, there are a few instance of behave. >> that i regret. but what hasn't changed is my passion for san francisco. >>> he has a reputation for kind of being muscle, you know, for being a hammer. aaron has fought this campaign with the idea that, you know, he is going to go down there and pound on the table and get what he wants. they want to know that the person who represents them there is fair and honest and respectful. >> reporter: and as we mentioned earlier the city's sheriff's race has also been talked about a lot. incumbent ross mirkarimi is seeking re-election challenged by vicki hennessy and john robinson. both hennessy and robinson have experience working in the sheriff's department and mirkarimi's office, of course, has been in

a tough challenger in aaron peskin. the latest numbers showing peskin in the lead there. win, it would mean another progress vote. >>> san francisco's city hall, that's where the ballots are being counted right now. heather holmes is there where the work to count the votes is underway. >> reporter: frank, and julie, this is your election results central. i've been here to the basement of city hall before to vote, but i've never witnessed the process. as i mentioned, this is where all of the ballots come. i want you to take a look behind me. this is what's happening right now. first of all, the envelopes are opened by a machine that you see there on the right. there's two ladies there, the ballots are removed from those envelopes. over on the left side, that's where they're making sure the ballots are prepared for the next machine. the machine that's going to count them properly. they all need to be straightened out, then there's organized by precincts. every signature is scanned and checked. it is a process. the city brought in more than 30 people for this election. a few

for supporters of the challenger, former supervisor aaron peskin the race is about providing a voiceagainst tech money, bigger buildings and the displacement of renters. >> want to make sure they contain -- can continue to age in apartments that their kids can afford to go to school here and grow up your and that this is not just a town who is controlled by a handful of tech billionaires. >>> it's about whether big money can come in and tell us about the quality of our lives. >> i think that is overblown. >> for supporters of julie christiansen it's not about demonizing developers. >> instead of denying the fact that growth is happening we need to find ways to work to accommodate that growth. >> reporter: christiansen tells me the race has less to do with fighting for the city's sole and is more about the character of her opponent. >> he has a reputation for being muscle. for being a hammer. he has fought this campaign with the idea that he is going to go in there -- and pound on the table and get what he wants. they want to know that the person who represents them there is fair and

support because the board will have a majority of progressive members with the election of aaron peskin. election department hopes to finish by next wednesday. >>> not much doubt about the preliminary results for the race for san francisco sheriff. we we'll hear from vicki hennessy this afternoon. she plans to talk to reporters before walking down irving street to thank the public for her landslide victory against ross mirkarimi. she says she has a different view of sanctuary city policy and relationship with federal immigration agents. >>> want to check in with sal. it is early. >> it is early. let's see if i can get my cuban coffee. -- yuban coffee. heather, who did that report called it "yuban," but it's "you-ban." it's like "superman" or "super- man." let's go out, i got a little bit of time on heather, i think, as far as being an old guy. let's start off with the communicator. you can see traffic is going to be okay on highway 4 westbound as you come up to the great there. if you're going on highway 24 nearby westbound, as you drive from walnut creek to oakland, it is a nice drive

. >>> and aaron peskin has reclaimed his seat beating out two opponents. 100% of the precincts rereporting there. you can check out the collections on www.nbcbayarea.com. we also have complete coverage tomorrow morning at 4:30. >>> a popular place to shoot guns but the fate of an east bay shooting range is up in the air. a discussion between the supporters and opponents of the gun club. it's been around for more than 50 years. the lease expires at the end of this year. opponents say it simply costs too much to maintain and it's a noise nuisance. but others say it provides a variety of recreational options. >> i personally think that the country club is one of the gems of the east bay regional parks system. >> most people go to a park for a sense of serenity and gunfire and serenity are not -- they just don't match up. >> the club draws more than 40,000 public visitors each year and 6,000 law enforcements. >>> a hit and run driver arrested just hours after leaving the scene of an accident that injured a child. arrested thanks to an alert participant and community that acted fast. a fifth gr

could change the board of superstrie southerlies from a moderate majority to a progressive one if peskin wins. >> now, the sharing economy are facing a big test in san francisco where voters are deciding to post regulations. promp sigs f would limit the number of fights a unit could be rented to $75 a year. it enkriess the availability of affordable housing. they've spent $8 million to try to defeat that measure. >> you can find all the election results starting right after the polls close at 8:00 tonight. we'll also have live coverage at 9:00 on tv 20, and an abc 7 news at 11:00. >> moving on, sexually vie lent child predator rob ert bates needs a lace to live. a judge in the case admitings it's nearly impossible to find a place that won't spark out rage. >>> today, san jose city leaders welcome their independent police officer. he specializes in reviewing data about police use of force. the panel who hired katz was impressive and his preparation. during the interview, he already had ideas on changes that could be made within the department. katz hopes to become the unopened channel com

former supervisor aaron peskin says the race is about having a bigger voice. >> people want to be able to age in their apartments that, their kids can afford to grow up here and this is not just a town that's yowled by a handful of tech billion -- controlled by a landful of tech billion nears. >> it's about the heart and soul of san francisco -- billionaires. >> it's about the heart and soul of san francisco. >> reporter: for supporters and of supervisors julie christianson it's not about demonizing deforms. >> instead of denying the fact growth is happening we need to find ways to accommodate that growth. >> reporter: christianson tells me the race is more about the character of her opponent, not fighting for the city's soul. >> he has a reputation for kind of being muscle, for being a hammer. aaron has fought this campaign with the idea that he's going to pound on the table and get what he wants. they want to know the person who represents them there is fair and honest and respectful. >> this is a fight between change versus more of the same. >> reporter: political analyst alex clemo

peskin's campaign played up the vein of unrest with mayor lee's pro-business agenda. >> catherine:andan francisco voters have handed a victory to air-b-n-b and city residents who want to turn their homes into vacation rentals. >> catherine:proposition f was shot down -- which would have put much tougher restrictions on short term rentals. >> catherine:air-b-n-b spent millions fighting it -- arguing it helps middle class people make ends meet. a spokesman says voters stood up for 'working families' right to share their homes.' >> catherine:prop f lost by 55 percent to 45 percent. >> catherine:proposition 'i' - which would have meant freezing luxury housing construction in the mission district - also went down. >> catherine:it would have meant an 18-month moratorium on new housing that's not 100-percent affordable. >> catherine:the mission district is considered ground zero in san francisco's housing crisis. >> catherine:supporters argued that have driven down property values, giving the city a chance to build affordable housing. >> catherine:prop 'i' did 'not' get the 2-thirds vote nee

peskin won 52% to 43%. it means another progressive vote on the board of supervisors while the mayor loses a more moderate voice. >>> we will have more election results from san francisco and other bay area races in our next half hour. don't forget that you can find the full results on ktvu.com. just look for the story on the front page. >>> there is a warning from local law enforcement regarding a street version of the drug xanax. it may be linked to two deaths. jeanine has the circumstances of the deaths in the news room. >> gasia, cases like this has been popping up recently and law enforcement is taking notice. the sheriff's department posted a picture of what they think the counterfeit version of xanax may look like. the real drug is used to treat panic disorderrers brought on by depression. a 19-year-old man and a 20-year- old man died after taking what they thought was xanax. the teen ingested it at a party. the other man was found dead in his home. the sheriff's office is not saying where they got t

. >>> aaron peskin won by 53% beating out christiansen and peng. go to nbcbayarea.com to find election results from all bay area counties. >>> it's 5:36. will we get to see what police see. san francisco police will be talking about the use of body cameras today. the department is holding a meeting to discuss a policy for the cameras. there's been more attention on the use of body cameras as more police encounters are caught on cell phones. the san jose police department recently launched its own body camera pilot program. >>> raiders linebacker alden smith heading back to court, being arraigned on three miss meaders including a dui charge in santa clara county. back in august he was arrested on suspicion of dui, hit-and-run and vandalism. police say he hit a car before taking off, marking his fifth arrest since 2012. he was later cut by the 9ers only to be picked up across the baby the raiders almost immediately. >>> in an interview robin williams' gave to nbc where she opens up about his death and the medical battles he was facing. susan williams

erin has -- aaron peskin has the idea that he will pound on the table and get what he wants.ow the person who represents them there is fair and honest and respectful. >> this is a fight between change versus more of the same. >> political analyst alex clemens says the character of the race depends on whether you feel the city is serving you well right now for leaving you behind. >> that can always be put forward as a struggle for the city but that is usually the folks that are feeling left behind as they try to get traction with the other voters. >> joe vasquez kpix 5. >> and this is also the most expensive race ever for a seat on the san francisco board of supervisors. >>> and there are other hot button issues as well. propositioned the would raise -- propositioned d would develop 28 acres of parking lots to be replaced with high-rise buildings, affordable housing and public parks. prop f would limit short-term home rentals to just 75 days per year. it would also require regular reports on how it unit is being used. supporters say short-term rentals are worsening the housing

supervisor julie christensen appointed by mayor ed lee is fighting against challenger aaron peskin top her seat. and affordable housing has been an issue. both of those candidates have had to enter -- answer to in a debate during that campaign. but the polls open at 7:00 this morning. officials have said that because this isn't an election year, they expect most of the ballots to be cast by mail. so that should make it pretty interesting when you're watching the livestream or if you've watched the livestream of ballot counting going on at city hall, you will probably see those mail in ballots being counted first. to you guys. >> makes sense. >> we'll keep an eye on it. >>> the time is now 6:15. san francisco voters may elect a new sheriff. ross burke rini is facing a fight for reelection, up against two retired employees. vicki hennessey had a 32-year career with the sheriff's office. john robinson spent 20 years with the department. also san francisco district three supervisor julie christensen is okay this morning after a stranger suddenly slapped her yesterday. it happened during a

support because the board will have a majority of progressive members with the election of aaron peskin. the elections department hopes to finish counting of ballots by next wednesday. >>> little doubt about the preliminary results for the race for san francisco sheriff. we're going to hear from sheriff elect vicki hennessy who will talk to reporters before she walks down irving street to thank the public for her landslide victory over incumbent sheriff ross mirkarimi. hennessy says she has a different view on san francisco's sanctuary city policy and the relationship with federal immigration agents. >>> let's check in with sal. what are you keeping an eye on? >> literally right now looking at the chp list to see if there are any problems. so pam, dave, right now we don't have a lot of problems but what we do have is people getting on the road. this is the time when we start seeing an uptick in the volume of traffic. let's go outside and take a look in the east bay. not a lot of stop and go traffic here on highway 24. between walnut creek and oakland. we have that going for us. not anyt

aaron peskin won the board of supervisor supervisors election. >>> a high profile housing fight took center stage. proposition f limits the number of days a private housing unit can be represented out. stephanie chuang live in our san francisco newsroom. this proposition really gapd national attention. >> it really did. airbnb is more popular, makes more money in places like new york city. san francisco is home to the company, so it would be a symbolic sort of blow. moreover, it could set sort of precedent should this arise in other cities. the final ballot count on prop f, 55% no to the 45% yes of the more than 133,000 votes. that 55% no vote is what an airbnb funded poll conducted last week had predicted. supporters of f say short-term rentals are taking away housing in a city where there's already a shortage of options. opponents say they were to spy on one another and took away the opportunity for people to pay their mortgages. it would have limited short-term representless in san francisco to 75 days a year instead of the existing 90-day cap if hosts aren't home, unlimited numbe

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some have called it a showdown between two supervisors, aaron peskin is looking to become the first formerrvisor in the term limits to make it back to the board. he has five supervisors backing him. julie christiansen has four supervisors endorsing her. one has yet to say who she supports. >> there's no question that in my 15 years in public life there are few instances of behavior that i regret but what hasn't changed is my passion for san francisco. >> he has a reputation for being muscle, a hammer. he says he is going to pound on the table and get what he wants. they want to know that the person who represents them is fair and honest and respectful. >> reporter: the city's sheriff's race has also been talked about a lot. incumbent ross mirkarimi is seeking re-election being challenged by vicki hennessy and john robinson. mirkarimi's office has been in the news for alleged misconduct by deputies in jails. so obviously a lot more local issues to break down for you. so stay tuned right here. we are live in san francisco, jackie ward kpix 5. >>> it is going to be an exciting day and kpix 5

how voters feel about mayor ed lee because he is backing julie christiansen and former supervisor peskin. mayor lee has taken a strong position on air b & b measure which would restrict short-term rentals to 70 days a year instead of the current 90. prop a broadly supported affordable housing measure which is a $310 million bond to build low income and middle income affordable housing. san francisco mayor or sheriff will find out if his support for the city's sanctuary policy might cost him his job. he is running against a former intern shar intern sheriff and also business owner john robinson. you're saying, i don't live in san francisco. san mateo county is making history today with the first all mail-in election and an effort to increase voter turnout so voters can drop them off if they don't want to mail them in. you can go to your local city or town hall. registered voters can still vote in person at the san mateo county elections office or at the county clerk's office in redwood city. if you are a santa clara county resident and, gosh, it seems really quiet, that is because it is.

. >> san francisco supervisor christian son is being challenged by peskin.rom being slapped by a voter yesterday on polk street. he was taken to the hospital to be checked out for mental problems. mark le convenient want to allow voters to take selfies at polling places. he says current laws banning photography at polling places are outdated but critics worry that ballot selfies could jeopardize privacy rights. we hope you will stay with us on tv and on social media and on ktvu.com. >>> the time is 8:10. now to national politics. two recent national polls show ben carson leading the rehabilitate presidential race. he has a four-point lead over donald trump. the wall street journal poll gives him a 6-point edge over trump. florida senator marco rubio is surgeoning in the polls in florida. in the meantime, some of the rehabilitate unity that we watched yesterday showing frustration about the most resent debate, that seems to be fading away. >> stop complaining. you know, do me a favor. set up a stage and put podiums up there and let's go. >> my policy remains