who do you think libby schaaf's campaign manager is? ace smith, the same manager for governor jerry brown. meanwhile, rebecca kaplan fell back. and we have joe tuman and jean quan sharing spots in the top four. if they break their second hard third choices, who would they go to and you split them up, it looks like libby schaaf has the edge. if the tuman votes go to her. she could take over kaplan or quan. >> nothing is a done deal though. as you heard major quan say, she was nine points behind it this time at the last election and ended up winning the thing. >> reporter: the difference here is that prada had a lot of negatives going in. libby schaaf has managed to be a lot of different things to a lot of different people. >> the key is to have a lot of twos and threes. >> reporter: the key is to be the most likable person. >> thanks phil. >>> well let's go to measure z. looks like it is going to past pass. the measure extends a $100 a year parcel tax and an 8% surcharge on parking rates. the funding goes towards police and fire as well

it appears that libby schaaf is the winner. she talked about the win today. >> while we love our city and we believe in its greatness we know it could be better. >> libby schaaf's news conference was like a campaign party. she left in fun style. libby schaaf had 19% of the vote in the initial tabbuleses but when rank -- tabulations but when rank choice voters were tabulated she won by 15%. it took 15 rounds for her to win. rebecca kaplan was second in the voting with 37%. these pictures are from last night. we tried to get a comment from her tonight but she wasn't ready to discuss the results. mayor jean quan congratulated libby schaaf in a written statement. and she thanked voters and pledged to work for a smooth transition at city hall. mayor jean quan's statement reads libby schaaf inherits a city where crime is down, finances are strong, police reforms are near completion and the economic renaissance is underway. www.ktvu.com has complete election coverage, results and a look at the big races. >>> four teenagers injured in

the mayor-elect is a native, and endorsed by mayor brown. >> i know that libby schaaf will be a great, and that is why i'm here. >> scott schafer talked earlier with libby çóschaaf. >> libby schaaf, welcome and congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> did you come here on your fire-breathing snail, by the way? >> no, i left the snail back in oakland where it belongs. >> hard to get over the bridge. >> what do you think the voters were looking for? what did they see in you when they didn't see in the incumbent, mayor quan. what are they looking for? >> you know i think they're looking for somebody who takes it to the next level and provides honest and clear indications about what is happening in oakland city government and what we need to do to solve some of our problems and lift up some of our greatness. >> what are the priorities? >> number one is safety, something that oakland has struggled with for a long time. it is the most basic service that people deserve. oaklanders need to feel confident that a cop will come when they fall. they need to feel like their city is safe and we ne

se perfila --- y tal parece que la contienda para la alcalda de oakland lleg a su fin, y libby schaafila como la nueva alcaldesa de esa ciudad --- --- pasemos a ver los resultados --- ---con el cien por ciento de los precintos contados... -- libby schaaf obtuvo el 62 por ciento de los votos, mientras que la candidata rebecca kapplan se alz con 37% de los votos --- oakland fs full ---con el ciento por ciento total de los precintos contados... ---la medida doble f incrementaria el salario minimo en oakland a 12 dolares y 25 centavos a partir de marzo del proximo aÑo... ademas exigiria que se reconozcan dias pagos de enfermedad... de 5 a 9 dependiendo del tamano del empleador....los resultados ---"si" con un 81 por ciento ---"no" con un 18 por ciento lorena ---en san francisco, los votantes tuvieron la oportunidad de votar a favor o en contra de proposiones y medidas que afectan el salario minimo y la vivienda asequible.. juanfra fs 3 medida j ---la medida "j" obtuvo una victoria cotundente en la ciudad de san francisco..... --- ahora el salario minimo se incrementar 2 a 3 dolares por ho

she is libby schaaf, currently on oakland's city council. 27% of the votes in the mayoral race. incumbent mayor jean quan is a distant second at 16%. and in third place this morning councilman rebecca kaplan at 14%. >> anne makovec in oakland this morning. what are we hearing from the leading candidates? >> reporter: well, she has declared victory very early this morning at about 2:15 a.m. there are thousands of vote by mail ballots. they have to be county by registrar of voters office here in oakland but it looks like out of these 15 candidates that councilwoman libby schaaf has come out on top. things look good early for her. after 15 rounds of counting rank choice voting ballots, once voters' second and third choices were counted, it looks like she got almost 63% of the vote. she says her first priority is public safety putting more cops on the street. >> it's not just that you will see more cops and absolutely you will see more cops but you'll see better policing and you'll sigh a lot of attention to address the root causes of crime. >>

you can see libby schaaf with 63 percent. nick is in oakland. >> good morning, we have reached out to all three of the top candidates one of whom has declared herself the winner. oakland voters have sent a message that they are looking for change. >> we are trying to get through the counts to give you more ideas of where we stand. >> all the ballots have not been tabulated but with 63 percent of vote, the council member libby schaaf declared herself the we member that the registrar called "premature." i would caution that it is not official until i certify and i have 28 days to go through that certification process. >> we have learned there are more than 100,000 mail in battle lots for alameda county yet to be counted. hopefully the next round will be released by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. >> the fact that mayor quan finished third, not second, and not close, really indicates where people's hearts and minds are. >> retired state senate pro tempore says no amount of counting can containing the fact that the choice that helped mayor q

libby schaaf will be the city's new mayor.he wasted no time in making this promise. >> a government that is more responsive to its people and a government that delivers the most basic service of all, and that is safety. >> reporter: libby schaaf made an unusual entrance. she arrived in a fire breathing snail car. she beat jean quan. quan congratulated libby schaaf and says she inherits a city where crime is down, unemployment is down, and the economic renaissance is well underway. >> people in berkeley voted overwhelmingly to tax soda, but if you like your coke or mountain due, christin ayers shows us a few steps can actually save you a few bucks. christin? >> reporter: that's right. i'm standing here at the oakland berkeley border and thanks to that new law, it means if you buy soda right where i am standing, you will pay regular price. but if you pay it 30 feet that way in berkeley, you are looking at pricier pop. the owners of the true value hardware on telegraph avenue missed the berkeley soda tax by inches. employee tom t

her term ends in january when libby schaaf will be sworn in. today the mayor spoke about her accomplishments and pledged to work with the new mayor to ensure a seemless transition. libby schaaf plans to give attention to east oakland and improving the quality of life for the people who live there and she is committed to trying to keep the a's and the raiders in oakland. >>> san francisco's mayor ed lee announced plans to run for reelection. he made the announcement today. he looks forward to working with all departments to continue to improve transportation, housing and to help keep the city strong. >>> san francisco recreation and park department isn't waiting for results to install a new turf field. construction crews were at the site today that western edge of golden gate park. there are reports the enivations have already begun. the renovations have already begun. officials say they believe it will pass but opponents say it is premature to begin construction when so many ballots still have to be counted. >> they jumped the gun. they fell 12

we will be watching here at libby schaaf headquarters.onitor these results. >> thanks joe. if you have been watching tv at all, you couldn't help but notice all the ads for the state propositions in particular prop 1 and 2. allen martin has late results on those. >> reporter: voters overwhelmingly went for prop 1. the water wonderful it authorizes $7 billion to insure a reliable supply for drought years an 68% of the voters sad said we need it. this is paul deanno's forecast for the week. this is november. looks like endless summer. it is almost an ad for prop 1 in and of itself. prop 2, a slam dunk. voters behind the idea of saving money for what jerry brown had called a rainy day fund. in case of a big catastrophe of a quake or fire. and we loo look at the other state props a little later. one of them health care. >> all right, thanks allen. it is 11:00, you are watching kpix5 election coverage. >> we have 30 minutes of commercial free results coming up. sit back and relax. what is results mean for all of us. >> san jose, it is neck in

and this just in rebecca kaplan concedessed to libby schaaf. -- conceded to libby schaaf.ing forward to partnering with her to improve the city. >> libby schaaf with have a joint press conference with jean quan tomorrow morning. so the transition is under way. >> so some of these races some still up in the air and important ones. when you're talking about san jose as we did before, less than 2,000 votes between them. >> when the races are this close, as we say in san francisco, it ain't ever over. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile in washington republicans are planning how to direct their momentum after taking full control of congress. and reporter craig boswell says, democrats are adjusting to a new reality on capitol hill. >> reporter: for the first time since president obama took congress he will face a congress with republicans in control of both congress. the gop picked up at least 7 senate seats from democrats and added at least 10 seats in the house of representatives. the president phoned senator mitch mcconnell who is positioned to become the new senate majority leader.

winner, libby schaaf. >> you know, i'm just proud. i'm really proud of the campaign that we've run. >> reporter: right out of the gate she took the lead in the oakland mayor's race and then won with 63% of the vote. mayor quan finished third. potential loser? the san jose police officers union. they warned about officers quitting if their guy dave cortese lost. instead, sam liccardo who promises to follow through with pension reforms has a small lead. surprise winner? former new york mayor michael bloomberg. he bankrolled berkeley's measure d. that city is you know the first in the nation to tax sugary drinks. surprise loser? house minority leader nancy pelosi. her democrats suffered double- digit losses in the house of representatives. republicans haven't been this strong since the truman presidency. her chances of becoming speaker again, very much in doubt. another loser? charter schools who backed marshall tuck for state school superintendent of public education. the teachers union candidate tom torlakson won the $30 million race.

a big challenger to incumbent mayor quan is city councilmember libby schaaf. she is backed by re-elected california governor jerry brown. kron 4's scott rates reports from oakland. where he spoke to schaaf tonight. several supporters for libby are out here tonight and i am now joined out here by libby shaft i'm feeling fantastic really grateful for this incredible campaign no matter what happens tonight i'm so proud that we have run a 100 percent positive ethical campaign fueled by people's love of oakland i'm very blessed to be surrounded by these wonderful people who love the oakland and contribute so much to our city they are what have made this campaign so successful there is a lot of people out here obviously and libby shaft is feeling good though there's still a long way to go continuing our team coverage on oakland's race for mayor. kron 4's j-r stone is live with candidate rebecca kaplan's election party. j-r -- what's the mood there tonight? yes i just talked with some of the folks here and there still remain optimistic and the watch party goes on for

juanfra/plasma --- y tal parece que la contienda para la alcalda de oakland lleg a su fin, y libby schaaf perfila como la nueva alcaldesa de esa ciudad --- --- pasemos a ver los resultados --- ---con el cien por ciento de los precintos contados... -- libby schaaf obtuvo el 62,79,11 por ciento de los votos, mientras que la candidata rebecca kapplan se alz con 37.21% de los votos --- oakland fs full ---con el ciento por ciento total de los precintos contados... ---la medida doble f incrementaria el de los precintos contados... ---la medida doble f incrementaria el salario minimo en oakland a 12 dolares y 25 centavos a partir de marzo del proximo aÑo... ademas exigiria que se reconozcan dias pagos de enfermedad... de 5 a 9 dependiendo del tamano del empleador....los resultados ---"si" con un 81,18 por ciento ---"no" con un 18,82 por ciento lorena ---en san francisco, los votantes tuvieron la oportunidad de votar a favor o elecciones fcilmente. juanfra/vo -- la medida autoriza al estado, tomar a manera de prestamo, un presupuesto de hasta 7 mil millones de dolares, para crear nueva infraestru

on be -- congratulate libby schaaf on being next mayor of oakland.ement for the city. >> she is one of us who is now moving up stairs. and so, you know, she knows how to communicate with the members of the counsel and not just when you need them to vote on issues. >> reporter: but he is not so sure. >> at the end of the day the second down controls the budget and -- the sown controls the -- city counsel controls the budget. >> reporter: in downtown oakland voters are hopeful. >> it is good somebody knew comes in. >> i don't know. i am just curious to find out what is going to happen next. >> reporter: rebecca kaplan had no time comment as she went into a meeting. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> to the south bay. mike honda survived the battle against the challenger. honda leads 52 to 47%. thousands of provisional ballots still need to be counted. the district cover as large portion of sylvan valley -- silicon valley. >>> governor jerry brown is celebrating the passage of two propositions that he support. prop one authorizes the selling of $7.5

libby schaaf is going to be the city's new mayor.nceded, even though the election hasn't been certified. >> schaaf had a commanding 63% of the vote, while fellow city council woman, rebecca kaplan had 37%. >> reporter: in a bright red dress, oakland mayor elect, libby schaaf arrived to her news conference for a rock star's welcome with hugs all around. >> while we love our city, and we truly believe in its greatness, we know it can be better. >> reporter: she previously worked for former mayor jerry brown and has served three years on the city council. >> absolutely, we need more police, but we also need better policing. we need to invest in successful intervention and prevention programs, and go after those root causes of crime. that's jobs. >> reporter: mayor kwan released a statement, i want to congratulate libby schaaf. long time congress member larry reid says schaaf's win will be an improvement for the city. >> libby is one of us. she knows how to communicate with the members of the counsel, not just when you need them to vote

in oakland council woman libby schaaf appears to be the winner. abc7 news reporter laura antny is live tonight. the incumbent mayor conceded defeat. laura? >> yes, she has. so has t other major candidates here. whatever differences during this campaign, the mayor and libby schaaf were able to set those aside this morning. the head of the police union told us they welcome a change in leadership here at city ll. >> i a just humbled and inspired by your graeshusness. >> on day after libby schaaf claimed victory, she soed with her fmer campaign rival. and pledged to work with mayor quon to build on the city strength. >> i'm going to focus on lifting that brand. that made in oakhand brand, telling the oakland story of awesomeness to the world. >> she says she believeshe's handing off a city in better shape than it was when she took office. >>his is not the city it was four years ago. >> schaaf promised to continue initiatives the mayor launched including saving oakland sports teams and improving public safety. >> t big work ahead is continuing the effo

in oakland council woman libby schaaf appears to be the winner. abc7 news reporter laura anthony is live tonight. the incumbent mayor conceded defeat. laura? >> yes, she has. so has the other major candidates here. whatever differences during this campaign, the mayor and libby schaaf were able to set those aside this morning. the head of the police union told us they welcome a change in leadership here at city hall. >> i am just humbled and inspired by your graeshusness. >> one day after libby schaaf claimed victory, she soed with her former campaign rival. and pledged to work with mayor quon to build on the city strength. >> i'm going to focus on lifting up that brand. that made in oakhand brand, telling the oakland story of awesomeness to the world. >> she says she believes she's handing off a city in better shape than it was when she took office. >> this is not the city it was four years ago. >> schaaf promised to continue initiatives the mayor launched including saving oakland sports teams and improving public safety. >> the big work ahead is

libby schaaf will be sworn in early next year. >>> you heard libby schaaf say that she is not about to use public funds to build a new stadium for the raiders. her hand may be forced very quickly on this issue. san antonio officials came to oakland today to try to convince the raiders to move to texas. owner mark davis visited the city over the summer. and it left enough of an impression for the raiders and the city to survey residents about their interest in an nfl team. san antonio is giving it its best shot. >> there's going to be a small group of dedicated people that understand what the nfl can do for a city and we're going to give our best pitch. >> the raiders would have to play in the alamodome in san antonio until a new stadium could be built. oakland's counter is its coliseum city project that features new stadiums for both the raiders and the a's. the raiders' lease at o.co coliseum expires at the end of the football season. >>> seniors living out their lives in peace and quiet worry they are about to get a rude awakening. thousands of teenagers as their new neighbors. a new

two council women finished first and second and early this morning, libby schaaf 63%, rebecca kaplan %. schaaf declared victory in the race for mayor and kpix 5's anne makovec is in oakland with the results. >> reporter: it looks like current oakland mayor jean quan is out. that's is according to the latest numbers. there are several vote by mail ballots to count but out of the 15 candidates for mayor libby schaaf declared victory at 2:15 a.m. things started looking good for her early on. the current city council member after 15 rounds of counting these ranked choice voting ballots once voters' second and third choices were counted she got almost 63%. vote. she said her first priority is public safety and more cops on the street. >> you will see more cops on the street and you will see better policing. and you will see a lot of attention to addressing the root causes of crime. >> reporter: third mayoral candidate jean quan campaigned until the end after one tough term as oakland as mayor since 2011. >> city has been down on itself for a long time. i think i have had a lot to do with -

libby schaaf declaring victory. place votes, but analysts say she holds an insurmountable lead over quan. keep in mind, it could take days before an official winner is declared. quan won oakland's last mayoral race after a runoff. >> history in the soda tax in berkley, the first one nationwide to approve taxing sodas. it passed rather easily, 75% to a 25%. one-cent per ounce tax put in place there. in san francisco it did not pass. more on that coming up. >> nannette miranda joins us from alameda county. nannette, the measure could have a ripple effect now through the country. >> reporter: well, absolutely. supporters of the soda tax really think that this might respark a movement nationally to get similar taxes passed in other cities. for now you have to get out the extra change in berkley, because sugary drinks there will cost more thanks to the passage of this measure. think of all the cal students now who have to budget for this. measure d says for every ounce on things like sodas, sports drinks, and sugar sweete

of 15 counts the city could have a new mayor. >> libby schaaf took the lead in voting with 62.8 percentd with 37 percent. schaaf got endorsements from governor brown and senator boxer but thousands of mail in ballots need to be counseled with 400,000 -- to be counted with 400,000 to be counted that have been mailed in. >> and berkeley approved the sugary soda tax by 75 percent to 25 percent. it only needed a simple majority but the penny an ounce exceeded the two they ares majority. in san francisco it was closer for the soda tax and did not get the needed two thirds to pass at two pennies an ounce on sugar drinks. >> governor brown was elected to an unprecedented 4th california is again showing the nation how things are done. >> we are showing a commitment toking an adequate water supply and a rain any day fund and living in our means and doing the things a great state should and can do. >> fight for the kids of california, for the working families of california and reduce other poverty race. you have the power. >>> neel kashkari conceded seven minutes after the polls closed. >> now th

we'll talk live to libby schaaf about the plan and how she plans to fight crime. >> reporter: people who live near a south bay landfill say a proposal to expand it stinks. hear what one neighbor has to say about it as well as the solid waste company. >>> i could be here not even sleeping the whole night, just to sacrifice myself for them. >> a father with six children waited in line for hours overnight. the special help he and other members in the south bay are signing up for this holiday season. "mornings on 2" begins right now. >>> we're live at the raiders' headquarters this morning. how does the name the san antonio raiders sit with you? city leaders from texas are reportedly doing their best to lure their team away from oakland. alex savidge has been digging for details all morning. coming up, he will tell us what he's learned about a critical meeting happening today. it looks a little foggy there. we'll talk about that in a moment. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. >>> let's talk about your weather and traffic. steve, you've been talking about fog off and on all morning. >>

the city council woman libby schaaf declared victory after the lead with 62.8 percent. kaplan came in 2nd with 37 percent. schaaf received late endorsement from governor brown and senator boxer which brother -- propelled her. alameda has 100,000 mail-in ballots. berkeley is the first united states city to pass a soda tax. voters approve the a measure d, the sugary drink tax in berkeley so in terms of the numbers, it needed only a simple majority, the penny an ounce tax. in san francisco it was closer if proposition e which did not get the needed two-thirds of the vote to pass a two penny an ounce tax on sugary drinks. >> governor brown was elected to an unprecedented four the term:bettering republic neel kashkari that was over months ago. he thanked the voters while adding that california is again showing the nation how things are done. >> we show our commitment to building an adequate water supply and rainy day fund and living in our means, what a where state should do and can do. >> push special interests aside to fight for the kids of california and the work, -- work

libby schaaf, a field of 15 beat handily the mayor jean quan. not unheard of for an kwumt to be beaten. but that badly? what was going on there? >> voting played a role and having such a large field of 15 candidates. it makes it difficult for voters to sort through names and that many people. it was a bit of a surprise to see the result that came out as it did with such a large lead for libby schaaf. but i think that it was really only three or four candidates that were kind of compete 5 that top tier. ultimately, she did win even without going to a third or fourth round. >> do you see this as a referendum on quan? >> yes. definitely. quan had a lot of criticism of her tenure as mayor, and i think that a lot of voters decided that they would like someone new in city hall. >> here in san jose, brand-new mayor, sam liccardo. also very close race. very different from the oakland race. is liccardo going to be an extension of the chuck reed years? >> well, liccardo did support the pension reform, which is one of the main issues in this race. but licc

libby schaaf is from oakland. what she tells us about her past that prepared her for the job. >>> and a toy drive scrambling to raise $20,000. >>> and next thousands evacuated and businesses disrupted all because of a gas leak. >> shut down, wide open, no sales. >>> the mistake that triggered fear and frustration in downtown san jose. female announcer: through tuesday at sleep train save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic. choose $300 in free gifts with tempur-pedic. even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice. the triple choice sale ends tuesday, veterans day. ♪shining, shimmering, splendid ♪tell me, princess, now when did♪ ♪you last let your heart decide♪ ♪a whole new world welcome to aulani, travel and leisure winner for top family hotel in the u.s. for special offers, visit disneyaulani.com or call your travel agent. >>> 11 hours after a natural gas leak at a san jose intersection is shut down. right now pg & e is working to fix the gas leak. businesses had to close and the live

so you can walk around safely. >> we were at libby schaaf's headquarters late last night. ere spirits were high after some of the results started coming in. schaaf told campaign workers how proud she is to be an oakland native and thanked her supporters for their hard work. >> i trust the oakland voters. i'm passionate about democracy. i'm just proud of the campaign we have run and i'm very excited about oakland's future. >> schaaf also says the bay area continues to prosper and it's time for oakland to do the same thing she said the endorsements she received late in the game from jerry brown and barbara boxer helped lead her to victory. they still have to go through thousands of ballots. she will join us in studio to discuss the elections as well as oakland's future. brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, thank you. >>> meantime in san jose, still no declared winner in that tight race for mayor. county supervisor dave cortese is battling sam liccardo. liccardo holds a two-point lead. we have new information from the registrars office. good morning, janine. >> repo

we are going to have full coverage coming up. >> first to the race for mayor of oakland. >> libby schaaf is claiming victory in the election that's complicated by rank choice voting. schaaf has 26% of the vote. jean quan is running a distant second at 16%. and in third place this morning, rebecca kaplan at 14%. >> kpix 5's anne makovec jo

mayor jean quan's term ends in february when libby schaaf will be sworn in.he mayor said she wants to help the next mayor as she takes over. libby schaaf's says her first priority is the safety of residents. >> continuing to efforts that mayor jean quan has begun in making our city safer. that is our challenge. to make this city safe, to make it clean and to take better care of its children. >> libby schaaf says she plans to give special attention oeast oakland and improve the quality of life -- to east oakland and improve the quality of life there and keeping the a's and the raiders in oakland. >>> we are learning the name of the navy seat who killed -- s.e.a.l. who killed osama bin laden. several sources justified him as robert o'neill. his name emerged ahead of his interview with fox news that will air next tuesday and wednesday. the interview will include an account of the raid on osama bin laden's compound. robert o'neill tells the post he decided to go public after being convinced he identity was about to be leaked. >>> facebook says users will soon see

you can see there, libby schaaf, 62% followed by rebecca kaplan at 37%.s surprised that kaplan didn't do better. she never caught fire. i think there's something to be said for doing more between elections than she has done. she's really been awol for a long time. she's also part of the occupy oakland movement on the wrong side. i think that had an effect. >> talking about effect and momentum, if i can bring in a sporting anamlygy, talking about -- analgy, talking about the endorsements. how important are those? >> i think they are important. if people know that bar ba broxer is for you, jerry brown is for you, it gives you a certain certification that you otherwise might not have. i tend to believe the races are more important than they might be otherwise. >> you had a person, if you will, port commissioner brian parker. he didn't make it past round 10 in terms of the rank choice voting. but your endorsement from a person outside of the city council, why was that important for you and next question is how do you think libby schaaf will do? was she your c

councilwoman libby schaaf has been declared the new mayor of oakland. in berkeley have made their city the first in the nation to impose a tax on soda and other sugary drinks. the 1-cent per ounce tax will start next year. >>> time for weather and it could be the pick of the week, right? >> yeah. you made need a cool drink out the door today. temperatures now up in the 50s and 60s. this afternoon, well, it is going to be warm in many spots. lots of sunshine as we look toward mount diablo and, of course, you're going to see sun there all day long. not much in the way of wind either so plenty of sunshine all the way to the coastline. high pressure overhead even a weak offshore wind. so these temperatures going to soar well into the 70s even getting near 80 degrees in some spots inland. about 76 in oakland. 71 and sunny on the coast in pacifica. next couple of days return to low clouds and fog toward the beaches. that will cool you down near the coastline and the bay. return to more sunshine slightly warmer temperatures as we head in toward saturday. we ar

you saw libby schaaf here. the mayor-elect. this was her idea and this -- she was a trustee for this restaurant. it's really a great deal. in oakland, mike sugerman, kpix 5. >> leave it to mike, the mayor, mayor-elect, free food. good story. thanks, mike. 60 businesses in oakland now have opened their doors thanks to these "crowdfunding" loans. >>> students are struggling to meet standards. a study says more than 15,000 students attend underperforming schools. there was one common theme. many of the students are latino and come from poor families. the rankings are based on five years of data. >> there are schools that have significant amount of challenges and that they need more resources. they need very effective practices and, in fact, very effective teams in order to reach the students. >> so what we have to do is be willing to admit that we need to do better and hopefully we can come up with some program, some ideas, that are going to make a meaningful difference. >> the study also ranked the best schools four of the five o

today. >> oakland mayor elect libby schaaf and mayor quan will discuss the transition of office. d and kaplan conceded yesterday. more than 100,000 mail-in ballots have to be counted and the registrar hopes to release the new numbers by 5:00 this afternoon with the two pledging to welcome together to make sure the transition is seamless. >> san francisco voters passed a memorial wage increase that will make it the highest in the nation. the hike is getting mixed reviews. with the passage, the minimum wage will increase a dollar each year until 2018 when it hits $15. it could backfire on workers leading to more competition for fewer jobs and hours. >>> you have to cut back. businesses, with the represents, hundreds of permits and licenses needed, it is not a business friendly city. >>> the tried. >> voters in oakland passed a minimum wage increase from $9 an hour to $12.25. >>> you giants brass meet wealth media to talk about the world series champion and look ahead to next season. the c.e.o. and general manager have big decisions. >> sandoval is a free agent with the red soxes pos

. >>> we spoke with libby schaaf and she said no way.he raiders need a new home and perfect home could be in the lone star seat according to power brokers from san antonio putting their case forward. sources say that former mayor henry cisnero and members of the chamber are headed to the bay area today to give officials their best sales pitch. the raiders' lease is up at the end of 2014 and they have not secured a deal for a new stadium a process complicated by the fact they share the stadium with the oakland a's. the executives have visited the dome and say it is philadelphia ready. year, mayor quan and libby schaaf said hold on they will fight to keep the raiders right here. >> i'm an oakland native, how can we have a city without our sports teams? i am very approvive of the work the mayor has done to save our sports teams and say this is part of the oakland spirit that has to be preserved. >>>? all the back-and-forth haiti been just -- hasn't been juicy, the raiders owner is interested in moving the team back to los angeles where they

libby schaaf we talked to her. she will do everything she can to fight to keep the team here and here is what everybody had to say. all right. we are not going to have the tape right now. we will bring it to you later. >> thank you. pg&e pg&e is backing out -- pg&e is backing out of plans for a power plant in contra costa county. it would have been a 586 mega watt facility. they are backing out because of a ruling earlier this year. it annulled the decision to approve the agreement for the plant. >>> powerful display in san francisco today to remember all the pedestrians who had been killed or injured on city streets. >> enough is enough. the time is now. enough is enough. >> the sun of a 78-year-old held a -- the son of a 78-year- old held a chant and spoke following the death of his mother. she was killed backane september and -- back in september and organizers put the empty shoes on the steps of city hall to respect those who lost their lives this year in pedestrian accidents. >> behind me are 28 empty shoes. s

libby schaaf is the leader with 28%. >>> and for state comptroller another close race.o mayor sweringer. >>> we will continue to monitor the returns and we will also be updating our website all night long. see you later everyone. >> good night. at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies, which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane to fuel cars. let's broaden the world's energy mix, let's go. hil) councilwoman dunphy, how do you respond to allegations that you look super sexy in your new suit? i haven't been elected yet. come on, kids! we gotta vote! honey, come on. please stop filming. i'm just excited! after today, you are going to be a councilwoman, and i am going to be a first husband. and if you don't stop filming, you're going to be my first husband. all right, everybody, come on! do you know what you're doing, kids? you guys are manning the phone banks. alex, you're in ch

libby schaaf says, she has talked with the raiders in the last 24 hours. assuring the team that she is committed to keeping the raiders in town. , i believe that oakland is the best place to be and that we can sell ourselves as the rightful permanent home for both the operators and the aids the mayor- elect also says. the raiders assured her that the top priority of the team's owner. is to keep raiders in oakland. the autopsy report on actor robin williams. found no alcohol or illegal drugs in his system when he committed suicide at his tiburon home. the marin county coroner's office released the results today. saying, it found williams had taken prescription medications, but not in lethal doses. the coroner ruled his death a suicide. resulting from asphyxia due to hanging. williams was found in the bedroom of his home. on the morning of august 11th. a construction mess at san francisco's union square. the union square christmas tree is up. but heavy equipment and around the area. is dampening the holiday spirit. crews are working on the central subway pro

we caught up with libby schaaf earlier today.talked about encouraging voters to head to the polls especially with this rank choice voting system. >> we have tried to educate voters about the system and i trust the voters to make a wise decision today. we spent a lot of time trying to explain that you will not hurt your first choice candidate by casting a second and third place vote. >> we have been knocking on doors and making phone calls and talking to voters out here h but when i talk to a voter who already has a first choice, then i ask for their second vote. >> reporter: a kpix 5/surveyusa poll shows kaplan with a slight lead. schaaf and mayor quan not far behind. according to the registrar of voters, the combination of a close race and thousands of uncounted drop-off ballots could make the unofficial winner tough to call. >>> mitch mcconnell will likely be the new senate majority leader. one-third of the senate is on the ballot tonight. but the focus is on nine tossups. republicans looking to pick up six seats and take contr

oakland city councilwoman libby schaaf. claimed victory in the city's 15- candidate mayoral race. the votes are still being tallied. after several rounds of ranked choice voting, schaaf has a 63- to 37-percent lead over the closest contender -rebecca kaplan. schaaf joined her supporters at lake merritt. for a victory rally. she rode aboard an oakland- made firebreathing snail. and she reached out to those who did not vote for her. mayor- elect schaaf and > > this time for this city to come together and focus on what we have in common which is a love for our city and the desire to deliver a more effectively run government for, and government that is more responsive to its people off, and a government that delivers the most basic service of all, safety. >>pam moore incumbent mayor jean quan will hold a news conference on thursday to talk about how they will work together during the upcoming transition period. voters in san francisco and oakland have approved to raise minimum wage. san francisco voters gave a thumbs up to prop j with nearly meanwhile. in washington, republicans will

fs gfx blanca ---la concejal "libby schaaf" arras en oakland, convirtindose as en la prxima alcaldesaciudad. ---con 241 de 275 precintos contados, schaaf acumula 14 mil 725 votos, lo que representa un 28.7 por ciento. --le sigue la actual alcaldesa jean quan con 8 mil 201 votos, es decir, 16 por ciento. --schaaf, declar su victoria en vista de lo que considera una ventaja irreversible. blanca ---una ciudad de la bahia vuelve a estar a la vanguardia en cuanto a temas de politica se refiere. cesar ---durante la eleccion de ayer, los votantes de berkeley aprobaron una historica medida que impone un impuesto adicional a las bebidas azucaradas.. take 2 box ---andres brender, desde esa ciudad nos tiene mas detalles... andres... take pkg ;01 0 ;10 0;20 pkg asi es buenas tardes. este es un dia unico para berkeley al convertirse en la primera ciudad del pais que va a imponer un impuesto a la venta de sodas. esta iniciativa fracaso en treinta otras ciudades del pais donde tambien se hizo la consulta. sera desde el primero de enero del 2015 cuando esta medida entrara en efecto. pero a las 6 de l

libby shaft is declaring victory, she is in the race for mayor. schaaf holds an insurmountable lead over quan. keep in mind the official winner has not yet been declared. there's the stacking of the top four candidates. libby schaaf, jean quan, rebecca kaplan and it will be several days before a winner is announced. quan won last oakland mayoral race after staging a comeback after the rank choice phase of the vote count. something to keep in mind. >>> the closest race is the one pitting mike honda against ro khanna. here's the latest on that race for district 17's top seat. honda holding a very slim lead right now, up 52% to 48%. the gap was tight last night when each candidate remained upbeat about their chances. >> i feel good. i feel good because all our supporters are here. you don't see a party like this yet. this is good. this is good. but it's still early. >> regardless of the results, and we don't know how the results are going to come out, but regardless of the results, tonight we have a lot to celebrate. we have so much to be proud of. >> and a

jean quan looks to fend off current city council members libby schaaf and rebecca kaplan. professor joe tuman and businessman bryan parker. a recent poll found any one of the five front-runners could win thanks to the city's rank choice voting system. that system allows voters to select up to three candidates in order of preference when marking ballots. it's meant to eliminate the need for a separate runoff but it takes the registrar a lot of time to count the extra votes. >> for a final tally it's going to take into the following week. >> reporter: the ballots in the election were already coming into the registrar's office yesterday where they were being sorted and test run for what is likely going to be a very long complicated count. >> well, hopefully people will get out and vote but it sounds like voter turnout will be low. >> reporter: right. they are expecting between 40 to 45% of eligible voters to come out and vote today. we're live in oakland. i'm tacoma kpix 5. -- i'm ryan takeo, kpix 5. >>> minimum wage hikes are on the ballot today in san francisco and oakland.

officials have been pushing, especially mayor jean quan and now that she is out of office, mayor-elect libby schaaf says she will support it. >> i look forward to continuing the mayor's work on that vision and doing everything within my power to keep our sports teams in oakland. >> reporter: i want to clarify, i said at the beginning of the report "san jose." does not look like the raiders are planning to move to san jose. i meant san antonio. the raiders have not made any comment on this but previously owner mark davis had said he would like to keep the raiders in oakland. live in alameda, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> oakland's other sports teams are also talking about leaving town. the warriors want to build a new arena in san francisco. the a's want to move to san jose although they just signed a 10-year release at o.co. >>> the vote counting continuing in the south and east bay 17th congressional district but incumbent mike honda declared himself the winner over ro khanna a few hours ago. last night there was a 4,000 vote lead with tens of thousands still to be counted. >> today, i have a message f

. >> kiet, any comment about this from oakland mayor-elect libby schaaf? >> reporter: yes.or-elect libby schaaf said that she wants people to focus on local businesses, help those out that were damaged in the violence this week. she wants people to spend their dollars in the old oakland neighborhood if they can and try to avoid the big box stores. live in emeryville, kiet do, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> also today, groups of walmart workers plan to protest. the workers say they want the company to stop retaliation when workers ask to be paid $15 an hour. milpitas will be one of the locations for today's protests. with thanksgiving behind us, time for christmas. >>> buying a tree will cost a little bit more this year. but only by a couple of dollars. that extra money will go to tree growers. farmers will get about $20 for an average tree this year. tree growers are happy to see the price increase. many quit the business because of low prices. >>> on wall street, blue chips are higher than they have ever been ahead of today's shortened session. >> jill wagner of cbsmoneywatch.c

>> libby schaaf is a big supporter of building new stadiums for both the raiders and the a's. in fact, she said just yesterday that she will fight like hell to keep the teams in town. so city hall's backing should remain strong. live in the newsroom, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> they moved once before. >> they did. >> can you imagine if they lose the warriors, they lose the a's and they lose the raiders? >> yeah. >> for oakland? that doesn't sound very good for the city of oakland. >> but you would still root for the raiders? >> they're not moving. we are not going to have to worry about it. they will build the new coliseum. >>> around the bay area today we are going to see some sunshine but boy, we have to get through that thick fog early on today. out at sfo, that fog is looking thick in spots. and delays, you bet, of over an hour because that fog just kind of wafting about out there. it will be clear one moment and then foggy. sunshine this afternoon, the middle of the morning that fog should lift. mid-70s inside the bay. mid- to upper 70s inland and then 60s along the coastlin

. >> libby schaaf and mayor quan hold a joint news conference this morning to discuss the transition of office in oakland finishing ahead of kaplan at 63 to 37 percent in balloting. kaplan condition sided year. more than 100,000 mail-in ballots have yet to be counted and the regular star hopes to release this by 5:00 tomorrow. schaaf and mayor quan will work together to make sure the transition is seem -- seamless. >> shooting in the mission district left four injured at alabama and 23rd last night. three people were shot in the leg, one in the arm, and they are not life threatening. witnesses saw three or four running away. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> a security guard is recovering after being caught in the crossfire in front of an antioch starbucks coffee shop. the security guard fired back during the insurance den yesterday. i was called to deal with individuals at the starbucks. >> the security guard gordon was about to confront the two and a man fired at him from a bus stop while on a bicycle. >> gordon was in the middle. >> we exchanged gunfire. i fired a shot. i don