dean preston leads incumbent valley brown. ballot counting will likely continue through the middle of the week. you can look up all the local election results on our website. just go to abc7news.com. >>> in the east bay oakland is ramping up safety improvements after a deadly hit-and-run. kate larson was at the scene of a crash where a local business dedicated a space to the victims. ♪ how do i say good-bye >> reporter: a community in oakland is still grieving for one of their families ripped apart by a hit-and-run driver

valley brown handpicked by the mayor she's got 51% right now 41% for dean preston. dean preston is a pretty far to the left who wants things like free bus service for everybody, 10,000 units of affordable housing within 10 years. his but supporters love that his critics are saying that's not realistic. but susie after 6 q's be mayor. mayor kid she really wants valley brown to come through because she's a longtime supporter and a friend and the mayor wants to bring these people in who are her. supporters will and again and again the mayor doesn't want to lose any more votes. >>and then she has on that she has on the board so i think you again this is for familiar territory for me i was an appointee i to run. i was seen as a referendum in some ways on the marriage are the same no of course, i'm my own person and i did win. bubut you know this is something where if she wins on the first ballot. it's this is a good sign for mayor bree going for part 2. >>time to go, but we'll be back of course we'll be looking a handful of interesting san francisco, including vaping tax

valley brown has been an amazing advocate for this community for decades and she made sure that we gots project done. i will say in absolute record time. we just broke ground on this project last year and in bureaucracy time, this is fast. ladies and gentlemen, the person who was making it happen and doing the work for this community, your supervisor, valley brown. [ applause ]. >> thank you, mayor breed. i remember when this was a twinkle in your eye, phil. i see the ashbury council is here. people have come here because this is an amazing park and the way that it was done with the contributor contributors made it what it is now. look at everything. i was looking around. i can't believe how cool it is, and i'm going to take a slide down that slide. i don't know if anybody has done it yet, but i want to go and slide down that slide. it looks so fun. i have to say that the city is like a tanker in ice. every time we try to do something, it takes that long. this is something that went fast because of community support, because we had private people coming in and saying let's make this wo

i don't on around the times i understand how people are viewing the valley brown race right now, and you have ever and because this time you have districts when it when i ran it was all that large. you have someone who can be seen as a direct referendum. on the mayor and that's going to be the indian press and so will be as you see that in the suzy loftus da race that's going to be a long night art michael we've got some results coming in a brisbane for example there considering measure a i don't think there's a lot of numbers yet but this would be a 6% tax on marijuana businesses and again this is based on a handful of votes, but the measure he looks like it is probably going to pass any thoughts about that one where the other 1 one and continues the trend in california toward legalizing and licensing businesses and i think that for a lot of people with this cares about cannabis oil and other things you you actually do want regulation if you're going to throw it. legalization you need some controls. this is one way that brisbane is going to be using to do it and quite frankly you kn

i have one from the office of supervisor valley brown. she will not be at the meeting and requests to be excused. >> can i have a motion? supervisor furer and seconded by supervisor ronan. so motion to excuse made by first and seconded. supervisor brown is excused. today we are approving the minutes for the october 1, 2019 board meeting. are there any changes to these meeting minutes? seeing none, can i have a motion to approve the minutes as presented? motion made by supervisor furer and seconded by supervisor ronan and these minutes will approved after public comment today. madam clerk, can you please call the consent agenda? >> items 1-8 are on consent. these items are considered to be routine if a member objects, an item may be removed and considered separately. >> would anyone like to sever any items from the consent agenda? seeing none, please call the role. >> items 1-8, with supervisor brown being excused. (role call). there are nine a you're es. yes. >> the items are unanimously passed. let's go to our regular agenda. >> item 9 is

valley brown is not conceded yet. her campaign is still evaluating the results. >>> the impeachment inquiry into president donald trump has republicans releasing a list of witnesses they want to question that includes hunter biden and the whistleblower who initially reported the phone call between president donald trump and the president of ukraine. democrats in charge of the witness list they want to keep the investigation focused on president donald trump's actions and that the whistleblower is entitled to protection. >> we want the public to see everything that we saw except for the tiny bits of classified information. >> we have this well-thought- out whistleblower. we do not want to put down names because we know that they will probably be coming up. >> this is only the fourth time in u.s. history the house of representatives has started impeachment inquiry. the public hearing began this wednesday we will bring you live uninterrupted coverage of those hearings on ktvu plus at 7 am . if you want to hear more you l

mayor breed also showed her support for valley brown but dean preston declared a victory today.what does that say about mayor breeds. ann's in the election. >>one the district 5 of alwa been much more a liberal to progressive district attorney at the haight ashbury most got a lot of morerogress in neighborhoods. i think it was comey wasn't that muchf a surprise. but it is obviously disappointing to the mayor because surety of at only a few supporters othe board has a look now theresa left. anwhat's ironic of course is that press in narrowly lost shoe.the mayor hen they were both running for pervisor in that district. a few yes ago. >>michael i know the peel away in their stament they compared to dean to some of some of his policies are expected policies to what we saw with gagone. do you think tt's accurate. it was it was part of the statement making connections to gas car. >>i you know i think that was doing what yowant is is worried about how billy dean is going to track. iertainly don't condone the are the anti peel eaarks ever mde and blue jeans rally were ptty small city fa

dean preston picked up a few more votes in his thin lead over valley brown and declared victory yesterday afternoon. we're waiting from word from city election officials for an official winner. >>> did you know the slot machine got its beginnings in the bay area? coming up an effort in san francisco to ensure the liberty bell slot machine keeps its place in the city's history. >>> and a show of respect. we have highlights of a bay aa veterans day tradition. >> and i'm meteorologist drew tooma. live look from sutro tower showing you the fog. we're actually tracking a warmer >>> happening right now, commuters are dealing with delays on b.a.r.t. heading through san francisco. b.a.r.t. is single tracking between its embarcadero and 24th street stations because of work on its electrical systems. and trains headed to and from the east bay are using that same tack. >>> a san francisco monument to the first three machine has been repaired after it was vandalized. at market street finished monument -- the brick around the brass plaque was damaged by a vandal last month. >> it's all about erecting

dean preston's lead over valley brown has grown slightly from yesterday. it's now 188 votes. preston declared victory yesterday, but we are still awaiting official word from the city. brown was appointed to the board by london breed when breed became mayor. next update on the count will be tuesday. >>> the widespread effects of pg&e's planned outages are coming to light. we know hundreds of thousands of people had their electricity cut. but many lost something else they didn't plan on losing. >>> and it's a big week for the future of undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. when they were children. the of the new floor & decor don't miin milpitas. opening if you have never been to a floor & decor, you have to go to the grand opening. hardwoods, laminates, tile or stone. holy smokes, this place is huge! i'm on a budget and i was able to go to floor & decor, and save a lot of money. you will be blown away by this experience. the pros come here. i come here. if you love your wallet, and you love your home, you have to go. floor & decor. opening november 14th in milpitas, off

valley brown still has not conceded.he chronicle says her campaign says it is evaluating the vote results. . >>> democratic presidential candidate eluz beth warren is trying to gather support among voters here in the bay area. the massachusetts senator opened her first california campaign office in oak land over the weekend. organizers with the group california for warren held a grand opening at the office on alice street yesterday. speakers included oakland city council president. supporters say the goal is to show people how they can get involved with the warren campaign. >> i am honored to stand with so many amazing people who have ebb doorsed elizabeth warren for president and to know that it is in our hands to take the actions to make the phone calls and to go door to door to talk to people in our lives. and some of those will be officialships that you will come and sign up for here many some casual conversations you are having with your friends. . >> warren's campaign has built support in california by hosting a se

trailing last night now holds a lead of 2/10 of 1% so the district 5 race incredibly close but valley brown and now with a slim lead over preston. lots of votes to be counted, we will stay on top of it for you, life here at city hall, wilson walker. >> still votes to count, but we can tell you at this point, a tax on rideshare trips is a squeaking by. property would at a 3.5% surcharge, it drops to 1.5% for shared rides. as of this evening, is just clearing the two thirds majority needed to pass and, it is the same story with an affordable housing bond that is too close to call. reading was 6 to 9.3% of vote supporting it. 30.6% are opposing it, amanda brentwood, where voters overwhelmingly abducted the developer back measured l. 70% have voted no. the initiative would have moved the urban limit line to allow for 815 acres of new housing. you can find updated election results online and all the bay area races, also this ballot measures had to kpix.com. >>> two dangers inmates who escaped from the monterey county jail are back behind bars tonight. jonathan salazar, and santos fonseca were le

dean preston leads incumbent valley brown. ballot counting will likely continue through the middle of the week. you can look up all the local election results on our website. just go to abc7news.com. >>> in the east bay oakland is ramping up safety improvements after a deadly hit-and-run. kate larson was at the scene of a crash where a local business dedicated a space to the victims. ♪ how do i say good-bye >> reporter: a community in oakland is still grieving for one of their families ripped apart by a hit-and-run driver seven months ago. 6-year-old angel vasquez and his mother and his uncle were all hit while they crossed foothill boulevard at 26th avenue around 7:00 at night on april 13th. paramedics tried to resuscitate the family but angel and alma died. they were leading the when they were hit. she dedicated a reading room to the family. she says the family has been trying to support the family's father and two surviving children. right after the crash oakland's department of transportation installed these plastic posts

when it comes to the supervisor spot for district 5 dean preston has a 35-vote lead on valley brown. valley are brown is the incumbent and this race going back and forth since the police closed. a remind he were san francisco uses ranked choice voting to choose a winner. you can check out all results for all local races on the website. abc7news.com. now new this morning a long time east bayician accused of spending campaign money upon a remodel to his hawaii vacation home. joe cans mila resigned suddenly as the contra koot county clerk ad election recorder. he is spaying $150,000 fine for 30 counts of illegal spending for his time as an assembly member between 2011 and 150u7. they say he cooperated and paid the fine in full. >>> heavyweights from hollywood and washington, d.c. came together in san francisco to talk about human rights. richard gere joined by nancy pelosi and the dalai lama's sister to discuss why tibet matters. kris reyes has the story. >> i don't -- don't be like them fight the fight and again as you said look at the long game. and just have the right perspective. wit

dean preston has picked up a few more votes in his thin lead over valley brown. he declared victory on saturday but the elections department has not made it official. >>> another democratic presidential candidate has a campaign office here in the bay area. elizabeth warren's office in oakland is the first in california. it opened over the weekend as she campaigned in south carolina. warren has seen a recent surge in her poll numbers. the office is located at 9th and alice street. >>> president trump is set to speak in new york city in a few hours as the impeachment inquiye goes public. megan tevrizian has the latest. >> reporter: public hearings in the impeachment inquiry begin wednesday. first up will be william taylor, america's top diplomat in ukraine. he's already testified behind closed door that it was his clear understanding there was a quid pro quo. the impeachment inquiry about to eter a new phase going public this week. expected up first, william taylor, the top diplomaty in t behind closed doors it was clear millions in military aid would be withheld u

preston was the first he beat valley brown who was appointed to the seat by the mayor last year. coverage of the election continues on that ktvu.com. you see all of the latest developments rate on our homepage. >>> in oakland, the campaign for democratic president elizabeth warren, kicked off. organizers with the group organizers for warren, kicked off. supporters say the goal is to bring local people together, and show them different ways they can get involved with the warren campaign. >> i am incredibly honored to stand with so many amazing people. who have endorsed elizabeth warren for president. and know that this is in our hands to take the actions make the phone calls go door to door, talk to people in our lives. some of those will be things you sign appear some of the casual conversations that you have with your friends. >>weren't campaign has built support here in california by hosting a series of worn weekends the trained volunteers were there and she felt several rallies in oakland as well as several southern california cities. >>>about hearings and the impeachment inqu

dean preston picked up a few more votes in his thin lead over valley brown and declared victory yesterday afternoon. we're awaiting words for the official winner. >>> shifting to the weather, it's been looking pretty good when it comes to the temperatures. the air is another story. >> let's find out more about the air. we took this picture from the emoriville camera. a little haze, a little fog. what do we see in the days ahead? >> look at the air quality across the region, it's anywhere from good to moderate. a lot of yellow dots on the map indicates moderate air quality. it's similar set up across much of the bay area. we're going to hang on to that haze. pm, particulate matter, when it gets above 50, that's the moderate category. we'll have the haze in the atmosphere another day. tomorrow will be a warmer day than it was today. we'll have the numbers and full active forecast in a few minutes. >>> san francisco saluted america's military men and women today. abc 7 news was at fisherman's wharf when a group of veterans on motorcycles led this year's veteran's day parade. >> i think one o

i'm gordon mar and joined by committee member valley brown. aaron peskin is unable to join us today. thank you to this committee's clerk, john carroll. i would like to thank john smith for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, any announcements? >> yes, thank you mr. chair. please ensure you've silenced cell phones and your completed speakerrer cards to be included as a part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the december 10t december 10th board of supervisor's board of agenda. item agenda number one is an ordinance amending the health code to maintain and operate at full capacity an adult residential facility with no fewer than 41 beds and amending the administrative code to establish the working group to advise the board of supervisors and the mayor regarding resident care, training, workplace conditions and staffing at the arf at 887 patrro. >> thank you. this item is before us following substantive amendments at last week's meeting and i want to note that the legislative aid for supervisor ronan

valley brown is leading with over 50% of the vote. challenger an advocate says that the 49.7%. the difference is a mir 88% of the 14,000 ballots. you can go to ktvu.com and find the up dated information any time. you will find the information on the key races any time. >>> san francisco supervisor sandra lee is apologizing for what some considered an off scene chant against the san francisco police officers association. this is while attending the watch party. the video recorded by shows them chanting. in a statement, they apologized, and she is accusing them of unfairly targeting him with attack ads. he says that he was not there when the chanting started. >> i was not in the room when that started. i was surprised that it happened. i think it's, you know, it's course language. you had i would not have used it myself. it reflects some real dissatisfaction on the voters and those in san francisco. >> they issued the following response. while we disagreed over who to support during the election for the district attorney, the hate filled comments were a result and completely unac

valley brown was appointed to her position when the supervisor seat was vacant when the play your took office. her officer is dean preston. he opened a lead of over 200 votes after the most recent ballot es were counted. >> california leaders are increasingly fed up with pg&e. governor gavin newsom met with the ceo yesterday along with shareholders, creditors and wildfire victims. he expressed his frustration over pg&e's recent blackout and pressed them to meet their deadline to wrap up bankruptcy proceedings. >>> they sent a letter to the public i till tis commission urging regulators to explore public ownership of pg&e sooner rather than later. >> the idea that this valuable resource, this basic human need of power, electricity, is in service to the people who rely on it everyday, not to folks in wall street that need to turn profits. >> a spokesperson said "pg&e's facility is a are not for sale and changing the structure of the company would not create a safer operation. >> this morning, some firefighters that came to california to help in the recent's emergency, said someone stole

i have a request from commissioner valley brown to be excused from today's meeting. is there a motion to that effect made by commissioner stephanie and

i'm gordon mar and joined by committee member valley brown.kin is unable to join us today. thank you to this committee's clerk, john carroll. i would like to thank john smith for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, any announcements? >> yes, thank you mr. chair. please ensure you've silenced cell phones and your completed speakerrer cards to be included as a part of

in the districts five race for supervisor, incumbent valley brown has taken the lead. and she now leads dan preston bay just 88 votes. you can get updated election results on all the races and ballot measures on kpix.com. >>> voters in sonoma and marin counties will a chance to decide whether funding worth it. the vote in march will tell the sonoma marin area transit board how well, it has been serving commuters. the law would authorize a quarter of a cent sales tax to keep their doors open. the rest it is the main source of the agency's funding. >> a grand opening for a bay area food truck business that is bucking the trend. >> for the first time ever, the city of san francisco saw more restaurants closed than open, but he is taking the plunge. >> jackie ward shows us all the work that went into the first brick and mortar location. >> over thyears, this has become a common site in san francisco. lines of people eagerly awaiting to get a hot meal. >> going into the food truck was a little less risky. way were doing something nobody had heard of which is filipino mexica

by both of mayor london breed's t pickfor the selection dean's opponent valley brown, an interim da suzy loftus did not win. in both cases more progressive candidates. one the vote. coming up on kron 4 news weekend. new testimony in the impeachment inquiry that says there was a quid pro quo between thus and uaine to investigate the bidens will have full details coming up. plus after doubling as a shelter for first responders during the kncade fire we'll show you what one north bay wine is doing to reopen. also there's a possibility that criminal background checks on rental application will be no more in one city. we'll have reaction. ♪ lowe's helps you do hosting right with t best prices of the year on applices to help you handle anything and everything. i'm bad. you're stronger than younow. so strong. you power through chronic migraine, 15 or more headache migraine days a month. one tough mother. you're bad enough for botox®. botox® has been preventing headaches and migraines before they even sta for almost 10 years, anis the1 prescribed branded chronic migraine trement. botox® is for a

i have a request from commissioner valley brown to be excused from today's meeting. is there a motion to that effect made by commissioner stephanie and seconded by commissioner mandelman and we will take that without objection, even though it might upset council. with that, can we go to the citizen's advisory committee. mr. larsen, good morning. turn your microphone on, john, and go ahead. >> good morning. i'm the care of the citizen's advisory committee and i'm here to report on the most recent meeting of the cac. beginning with item 5, allocation and appropriations of prop k funds for 6.5 million, cac members expressed concerns of tacs used the express lane by the doorpool and express lane project request. the main issue was t n cs adding to congestion in similar ways to add congestion on city streets. there was also keen interest in the equity study and how it would be structured and conducted. they were to free up regular lanes from slower moving heavy vehicles there and thereby speed up regular requests. the members were surprised even though the station predate

dean preston leads incumbent valley brown. preston has more than half of all votes cast. you can look up all the local election results on our website, abc7news.com. >>> it's an exciting morning for one pittsburg school. "gma" is at the school to talk to miss mallarie's class to talk about their lizzo inspired vehicle. >> amy hollyfield is live there, too. hi, amy. >> good morning. they just wrapped the shoot. it went smooth as silk. the 7-year-olds are pros. i'm a little jealous. i'm a little intimidated. take a look. here's our behind-the-scenes look of their big moment on national tv. they appeared on "good morning america." they wrapped the shoot about 30 minutes ago. they had to be live for the east coast. they tell me they were nervous but excited and happy to broadcast their version of a lizzo song about positive energy. i asked their teacher how they felt about being on national tv. >> i always tell them they're famous. when i say that, it's just their parents watching their videos. i showed them who was watching the videos. they were like, my goodness, this is bi

valley brown, a mayor breed appointee is now ahead.ow has 50.3% of the vote compared to dean preston's 49.7%. >>> prop "d," a tax on rideshare rides also too close to call. it needs a two-thirds majority to pass, right now yes barely has enough votes at 66.7%. the registrar of votes will release updated results today and we'll have the latest on abc7news.com. >>> happening today, vice president mike pence is expected to formally to file the papers for president trump and himself to be on the presidential ballot in november. he's speaking at callcalls republicans and eggs. several presidential contenders have already filed for the first in the nation primary. >>> at the live desk, i'm tracking a possible break through in the trade war between the united states and china. according to china's commerce ministry, the two countries have agreed to stop tariff hikes as trade negotiations progress. the u.s. and china are in talks to reach a first phase agreement. if the deal is reached they will also cancel some tariffs currently in effect. bo