schaff held a news conference. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: oakland city counsel woman libbyence with hugs all around. she beat her opponent by 63% to 37%. >> while we love our city and believe in its greatness we know it could be better. >> reporter: she worked for governor jerry brown and served on the city counsel. >> yes, absolutely. we need more police. we also need better policing. we need to invest in successful intervention and prevention and go after jobs, better wages. >> reporter: mayor jean quan released a statement saying i want to congratulation libby schaaf on be -- congratulate libby schaaf on being next mayor of oakland. he says the win will be an improvement 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

oakland. but we now have examples of cities that are incredibly safer. les is a great example for me, 81% reduction in crime. that is what for oakland. >> how do you think you will adapt? how will go about that? does the city need a new police chief, for example? >> i'm a big believer in pro active problem-solving policing, and data, and recognizing that policing is not the totality of the equation. we have to invest in prevention programs. i'm a supporter of the cease-fire approach. we have to approach the root causes of the crime. that is jobs, better wages and particularly for me better outcomes for all of oakland's children. >> we see here in san francisco a real boom in economy with tech, in particular. the down side is affordability, people are being forced out of san francisco and many are going to oakland where housing prices are going up, as well. how will you deal with that balance of keeping a middle class, a vibrant middle class, artists who don't have a lot of the money, but are such an important part of the city? >> i'm so excited about grow

oakland. a group of city leaders from san antonio tx coming to oakland odd to will raiders owner mark davis andin alamo dome which to see this video is not something oakland's city council member larry reed worried about. >> reporter: one option of the raiders have not acted on extending their current lease out at the coliseum which expires in 2015 so what message does that stand about the conversation being and between the raiders and the leaders of san antonio. >> reporter: oakland's best play for keeping the raiders in town remains the coliseum city project which now has a new financial group taking the lead and try to keep both the raiders and a's in oakland. >>: financing the deal is not an issue is getting an agreement between the sports franchises is going to be a challenge. >> reporter: ogden that said the council member tells me he's not sure that the nfl will allow the state of texas and have three nfl teams anyway. >> pam: still ahead more information on the death or robin williams. >> pam: brand new numbers for the race of san jose marriott on mayor's race where the to canada's stan

this is front of oakland city hall, as you can see.nd city council meeting. this could be the last round of a fight that's gone on for some 16 years. more than 1,700,000 people visit the oakland city view each year. but the zoo has plans to expand, and it's been fought every day. >> this is open vistas. >> reporter: they hope to build on the park to create a california trails exhibit. it would allow the buy son to have more room and add grizzly bears and other wildlife and install a gang da la so more people -- gandala so more people could travel to the top and see the exhibit from afar. >>> right now, the oakland zoo is smaller in the exhibit re. >> but many -- exhibit? a. just ory. >> but many are opposed to it. >> -- exhibitry. >> but many are apposed it. >> reporter: environmentalists have gone to court in the hopes of stopping the plan but lost and previous council and city votes have gone in favor of the expansion plan. the council vote tonight is over one last plan to protect a species of snake. >> what's at stake is use of priv

and at least one oakland city council member says. not so fast. >> pam:kron 4's haaziq madyun reports. >> reporter:those are your friends out there in san antonio but do you want to kind of give them a message, don't mess with oakland? >> reporter: of groups and the leaders coming all klan are trying to woo the raiders away from the alamo dome to that of all down. and not worry about san antonio being here >> reporter: 1 action option that the raiders have not acted on is extending their current lease out at the coliseum which expires in 20102015 so what message does this send all about the conversation being had between the raiders and leaders from santos tony all. >> reporter: oakland's best play for keeping the raiders in town is the coliseum project city project which now has a new financial group taking the lead in trying to keep both the raiders and a's in oakland >> reporter: that said council member tells me that he's not sure that the nfl will allow the state of texas that three nfl teams anyway. >> pam: oakland's new mayor e

oakland. let's begin with abc 7 news reporter vic lee, who talked with city leaders about what it will take toalism in oakland. >> reporter: the mayor and police chief held a news conference, briefed reporters this afternoon here at the hall of justice, and they praise their officers for showing such restraint last night. the chief did admit he could

tonight's city council meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. >>> the oakland zoo is on the verge of a major expansionuncil could give final approval for a controversial project. alex savidge explains why environmental groups say it's a bad idea for the zoo to get bigger. >> reporter: the long, drawnout fight over expanding the oakland zoo could come to an end tonight. the city council can give the final go ahead for the zoo to widen its footprint, building on more than 70 acres of land in nol a. in. park. environmentalists call it a disaster plan for the plants an animals that call this area home. >> it will destroy and damage the heart of the park, the place where most people want to go and also the place where the most rare animals and plants use for habitat. >> reporter: lawyer you are  baker is with the california native park society, part of a large coalition that spent the past 16 years trying to stop the zoo from encoaching on this -- encroaching on this space. >> what's at stake is public verses private use of land. >> reporter: the added land will be fenced off and used for a new exhibit c

the raiders are commenting from a visit from san antonio officials, but oakland city leaders are. >>ed going to l.a. before, they chose to come bang to oakland. >> reporter: she says one of her top priorities is to work with the raiders to get along-term deal. >> it's for us to sell oakland and convince them this is the place for the raiders. i'm committed to doing that. i've been very clear i will not put public money into stadium construction. >> reporter: the team needs a new place to call home. it's the only stadium that houses both a pro football and baseball team. >> something needs to be done if we're going to keep these teams. we need a new stadium. >> i think it should work out, yes. >> the fans deserve it. >> reporter: the oakland vice mayor says he's not going to worry just yet even though he says this is the third time they've met with san antonio officials. >> the raiders are exploring their options. it's his wishes to continue to play here in the city of oakland. >> reporter: the mayor elect says she will be working very closely over the next two months to try and strik

abc 7 news reporter vic lee live at oakland city hall with the story. >> reporter: this is oakland cityf the protesters are expected to gather once that grand jury decision is announced. the organizers expect a lot of people here. now, there may be other demonstrations and other bay area cities but this is expected to be the largest. in august, four separate marches converged into one massive rally in downtown oakland. hundreds took to the streets to stand in solidarity with protesters in ferguson, missouri. for the most part, the large gathering was peaceful. >> we will have extra police mobilized and on call. >> reporter: the mayor believes that when the grand jury decision comes down, the police force will be able to keep the protests peaceful, unlike what happened during the occupy demonstrations. >> our police force will be more effective in demonstrations and we are really determined to both let people speak as well as to keep the peace in our city. >> reporter: organizers for the big solidarity demonstration say they will speak loud and clear here at the plaza. at the so-called o

treasury for neil and also leaders at city hall up for grabs in oakland 15 candidates for the seat held leading also a new leader in san jose said clara county supervisor city councilmen san carlo neck and neck right now in the race for mayor in san jose at >> : despite today's big races voter turnout is down a new report out produce 46.1 percent turnout this year end and that means over 8 million of the state 18 million registered voters expected to cast a ballot >> : down significantly 2012 more than 70 percent of registered voters participated 60 percent voted in 2010 and lime based upon return that we received so far are expecting turnout overall and the four recent high '40's all indications will be less than 50% >> : and probably be the lowest turnout and november january election >> : there's still time to change a vote by mail hit a new high at this time round of those voting 60 percent will vote by mail up from 201250% meld in their ballot >> : it began with heated race in the south bay. rob lives in san jose race for mayor extremely close tonight >> : here at ft great ball roo

. >>> there was a spirit of caption at oakland city hall as -- cooperation at oakland city hall as theyledged to work together for a smooth transition of power. mayor jean quan's term ends in february when libby schaaf will be sworn in. the 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

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 coastline. cloudy over coit tower right now. the temperatures are in the 40s and the 50s. this afternoon, warming up very nicely. 72 in the napa valley. 74 santa rosa. 70 degrees in san francisco. >>> trouble spots on 880 southbound at "a" street. we have an accident three cars involved in the center divide. you can see on our sensors there it's slow any way as you work your way through that southbound side of 880 foggy as well in those a

symbol of maybe putting a little bit more punch into the image of the mayor in oakland that i think is going to fit with our city. >> reporter: libby schaaf may be the new face of oakland but she certainly is facing the same set of problems. what kind of change, concrete, are they going to see? >> a laser focus on public safety. >> reporter: she says it will require stability at city hall and police headquarters which brings us to the current chief. >> to date sean whent has done a good job. >> reporter: as for oakland's financial challenges, schaaf wants to capitalize on the city's boom of young newcomers but she is also wary of how that boom is affecting neighboring san francisco. >> unlike san francisco, we are physically twice as big and we're starting out with half the population. i love growth. i love revitalization but i'm not going to sell the soul of my city to do it. >> reporter: there's the future of professional sports. should public money go into keeping the raiders here? what is your feeling on that? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: what about oakland's recent struggles with anarchists and violent p

oakland city council is expected to vote on a controversial plan to expand the oakland zoo. the zoo wants to create new exhibits in a large open space in an area called knowland park. kron4's jeff bush is live in oakland -- where dozens of people on both sides of the issue made their last passionatejeff? well panzer hot topic with passionate people on both sides of the issue with the expansion of the oakland zoo been on the voting table for more than a decade it was a packed house and the council chambers were at capacity full with people either for or against the proposed expansion of the oakland zoo an expansion means 53 a. of and no one park will be made into zero but putting construction cranes and a wild land part it will not solve the city's financial problems especially if the project has not been financially ready it will be brought into conservation waiver were the construction project will be part of where oakland is undisturbed and biologically diverse i firmly believe that this is the result of good solid conservation the more than a hundred people on the list ar

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

they say expect officers to be doing the same thing rather soon on oakland city streets. sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, sal. >>> a man shot and killed in a drive by shooting in east oakland that has been identified as mcculough. he had retives near where the shooting happened. >>> a shopping center as police officers shoot and kill a man in a parking lot. alex has more on the dangerous chase that lead to this deadly confrontation. >>> part of the parking lot was closed off to the public last night after this deadly police shooting. investigators say concord officers shot and killed a man who rammed a stolen car into a patrol car. >> i saw the cops get out of their cars and i heard a bunch of gunshots. >> she was working and heard at least 15 shots outside. they got away from the window and took cover. >> kind of shocking, just slow motion going through it. >> reporter: police say it started around 8:45 last night with a pursuit. originally deputies spotted this man driving a stolen honda on highway 4. deputies chased them to the sun valley mall where the

oakland here in the bay area. there are several hundred protesters now marching from city hall down broadway. once again this is in oakland in response to the decision in missouri. and we should say there is now a statement from the family of michael brown that reads we are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequence of his actions. that statement goes on to say we respectfully ask that you please keep your protests peaceful, answering violence with violence is not the appropriate reaction. so once again, reactions now across the bay area, across the country in what's happened in ferguson, missouri, where officer darren wilson will not face any charges in the killing of michael brown. we're back in a moment for more coverage. over a million californians have a gotten something that's beend. out of reach for far too long. health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates and be

the numbers vary. 40 in concord, 51 oakland and 52 here in the city and santa rosa 45 degrees. we have rain on the way for the bay area which we'll detail in a moment. but first, what is the latest on traffic? >> we'll show fog at the bay bridge so obviously it was foggy at the golden gate. foggy right here at the bay bridge toll plaza. so if you are going to be heading out the door early to take advantage of those black friday sales, just take it easy out there. 280 especially tough through the peninsula heading towards san francisco. we'll have more "kcbs traffic" coming up. >>> speaking of black friday, it's under way. but many people didn't even wait that long to start their holiday shopping. they lined up for hours waiting for the livermore premium outlets to open last night. some of them gave up that traditional thanksgiving dinners to be there. one shopper says she thinks we have lost the meaning of thanksgiving. >> thanksgiving is going to be a breakfast thing. dinner later, thanksgiving on wednesday. >> i think we are responding to the public demand. everybody wants to

just bush is a live outside of oakland city. >> reporter: that is bright grant. city council is expected to approve this city expansion. of the zoo. addressing the city council they're asking if you are not for the approval this is where you would come. >> reporter: about 50 people are lined up for public comments and so many people are expected to give their input with one minute to talk. some people say this is a bad idea because it will reduce property values. other people say that the zoo expects to is a good idea because the city will create jobs and protect some environmental concerns. >> i am opposed to this because i am not sure that this is a good financial plan. i also live right next to the park and i am worried about the what the extension would do in regard to the neighbors community any dealing with certain snails. --smells. >> i felt like this whole thing has been done in secrecy and the public has a right to know. it will open up the floodgates. >> to provide greater opportunities for children and jobs and a tremendous change for the zoo to be a sh

. >>> coming up on a 4:35 happening today, oakland city council is getting a victory in an effort to expand. he has been attempting to expand california trails and this would expand into nolan park. they have raised issues with the project saying expansion would reduce open space. in response, the zoo has agreed to expand the conservation zone. they are excited to finally move forward with the process. >> now we are at this great threshold, the oakland zoo can finally reach its potential as one of the premier moves in the bay area. >> the california trails will feature california animals including the grizzly bear and the california couldn't door. >>> and caltrans has now resumed the construction project which caused big backups and they used 6 steel plates which brought them to a crawl and this time they are using quick setting concrete instead of those metal plates. overnight driver's can still expect delays especially near fremont in san francisco. >>> the next phase to stair down the old bridge, they told caltrans they needed more time to study the complicated move and another wa

oakland city council is expected to give final approval for a major expansion project here is more on the ongoing expansion, alex? >> reporter: dave, good morning to you, environmental to groups say they don't want them to grow any bigger because this planned expansion would use about 60 acres of land to what is known up here in the oakland hills. that would reduce space and officials say they do expect city council meeting to have an exhibit called california trail for species native like the couldn't door and jaguar and they also plan to build a gone zell letter, they talked about moving forward after so many years. >> now we we will be able to have it is a one of the premier zoos in the -- zoos in the country. it will bring more to all of the schools in alameda county. >> this expansion is bringing both private and public money. >> they are filing legal challenges with the courts and he believes city council will bring final approval and that immediate being takes place tonight, alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 5:04 burglaries are up 2% and tonight the city wil

addition to what we're bringing to the table. >> reporter: it's part of the coliseum city plan that oakland city 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

word on the injuries to elect officers still think this be alcohol and drugs player roll >> : off oakland city council considering expanding oakland zoo area east of the suit along park and at this point undeveloped >> : designed of the open space and the extent of the suit in some animal park have access to area and is due currently uses one a wont let a hundred acres that the new expansion plans this will get the the six additional acres >> : sapping crisis in san jose police department was and staff members are dangerously best right california board of regents meets today to vote to what is discussed tuition hikes much they're expecting that the seven new bottommost congested streets and the city all about change and will tell you what the city brand new transit plans >> : for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to an

the city says we can't pay that so we have to come up with a different compromise. that is the way it is going and the next place you might see it, in oakland and other cities as well. >> very interesting. thank you phil. >>> well in the south bay, district 17, mike honda is up against ro khanna. both democrats. mike honda is edging out his opponent with 54%. ro khanna coming in with 46% of the vote. district 17 covers much of santa clara county as well as the southern part of alameda county. it clowns the city of fremont, milpitas. we are with both candidates tonight. linda yee is with the honda campaign and he just show maryland up. >> reporter: yeahings look who showed up behind me. it is mike honda. he has been mobbed by his supporters. we know the numbers are still too low, but he is encouraged. they are waiting to hear if he has won an eighth term. we may not know that until tomorrow sometime. he had words of encouragement for his supporters and he said it is still too early to celebrate. >> 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 is still ea

at the mayor idea hotel at oakland city center with music, a free turkey dinner and winter coats are handed out. nearly 2,000 people are expected to attend including warriors legend for the 23rd year of the event. >> coats are nice. especially in the days ahead. but today we are okay. >> it will be good through the morning with temperatures near 70. faster winds around los angeles and san diego so we have a redding in warning until 6:00 tomorrow with mid-to-upper 70's and 72 with sun in monterey and mid-to-upper 60's through the central valley and the seven-day forecast for forecast has average high hitting 47 degrees and nearly 60 today, tomorrow and thursday and mostly cloudy friday and 56 and mainly wet on saturday, snow mixed in on sunday and all snow falls on monday. >>> drive time traffic now and 80, with albany to the maze is four minutes and southbound 880 fremont to san jose the 14 minutes and 280 northbound to cupertino is 12 minutes. >> at 8:00 p.m., fleet wood mac in concert on their tour. the rest of san jose is moving along fine but expect heavy delays around sap center

the oakland city council finally voted on the project after midnight. it passed by a vote of 6-2. they will open the zoo to more competitors. opponents say it takes away from open space. zoo officials started that planning process back in 1998. >>> the city of san jose is moving ahead with a controversial new fee that will provide affordable housing. they improved the housing impact fee by a 7-3 vote. developers will have to pay the city $17 per square foot on new rental development. it will be used to build more affordable housing in the facility. but opponents say it will only increase cost and that will have to be passed along to renters. >> it will drive the price of rental housing up now. >> so this is a huge day for people that can't afford to live here. >> developers would be exempt for five years. the average rent for a one bedroom apartment has gone up 49% since 2010. the fee is scheduled to start in 2016. the builders have threatened to sue to block that fee. >>> coming up in our 5:00 hour, oakland's mayor has a warning for downtown business owners. the steps being taken

. >>> the oakland city council is expected to give the oakland zoo the green light this week to expand on to it the nearby hillside. environmental groups though oppose the plan. they say the expansion would reduce public open space in nolan park and threaten the habitat of the alameda whip snake. the zoo says it will create a larger conservation area for the snake if the expansion plans move forward. >>> the city of napa can't seem to catch a break. the earthquake that hit in august is still triggering water main breaks all overtown. the latest pipe broke this morning at california and lincoln. at the same time, work is also being done on several other broken lines. mark kelly reports, that fixing them could take a while. >> reporter: keeping up with napa's water main breaks looks like a game of whack a mole. >> seems like they just keep popping up and you put your finger in one hole and a hole pops up somewhere else. >> reporter: burt is lucky. we found him outside with plenty of water fixing his neighbor's sprinklers. merced street escaped the water main break that was just around th

oakland raider officials today. anne. >> reporter: frank, the clock is ticking. the raiders' lease at o.co ends this season. this visit from snow official comes as the city of oakland was forming its own plan to keep the raiders in the east bay so this is certainly turning up the heat. san antonio's mayor and other san antonio officials are set to make a pitch today to raiders owner mark davis and other team top brass. them the raiders to play at the alamodome. at -- they want the raiders to play at the alamodome at first with the possibility of a new stadium in the coming years. the raiders owner went to san antonio over the summer to feel out the city as a possible new home and today the delegation from san antonio is expected to bring the results of an online survey about this possible move. >> there's going to be a small group of dedicated people that understand what an nfl can do for a city and we're going to give our best pitch. >> but let's not forget the other plan in the works to keep the raiders in oakland. a san diego investor has indicated interest in funding a new stadium for the team as part of oakland's coliseum city plan to replace the cu

spoke with staff today and she says she's ready to usher in a new era at city hall. >> reporter: 4 oakland city shaft she is declaring victory with her supporters. >>: today is the day of thankful has an appreciation and glad you were living in this city of oakland. >> reporter: this is what. >> reporter: even though we know we love our city can be safer if we can take better care of our city. >> reporter: top priority is more cops better policing and intervention programs and our real focus on the root causes of crime. >> reporter: burberry site about the the best efforts. >> reporter: the provision as f we're very excited about. >> reporter: she says she's ready to get to work immediately and she takes mayor kwan for the japanese did over the last four years. >> reporter: at lake merritt kent down germond kron 4 news. >> pam: to recess bastilles reports on what oakland residents today are hoping for with the new map mayor and the future of their city. >> reporter: the day after this big election their thoughts about the new mayor and the priorities that they believe that the mayor should tack

most of it filmed near oakland city hall. >>> what a difference 24 hours makes. after three nights of mayhem, things were quiet in oakland tonight. last night was a different story. we watched this side show live on the air. drivers were spinning like crazy never realizing the chp had them cornered. they picked the worst possible night for a stunt like this. >> reporter: you can sieved of last night's side show. a maize of skid marks on the street. chipped concrete and pieces of burned car from a car that caught fire during the side show. last night was a perfect storm. a huge side show out here and enough highway patrol officers to shut it down. it started like this. drivers spinning their wheels wrecklessly doing donuts at the port of oakland. as close to 200 onlookers stood by. watch as this car veers dangerously close to the crowd appearing to hit a curb and clip a bystander. the event had been advertised on social media. but the organizers of last night's oakland side show could not have picked a worst night. a short distance away, protesters were rioting ove

oakland. we are a great place to stay. this city is incredible. keep our sports teams. i'm an oakland native. i grew up with those raiders and as. i'm very excited to work with both teams to be sure that that oakland spirit stays alive. >> what do you think about the coliseum plan that's been talked about? what do you think about that? >> it's a very ambitious and visionary plan. it makes since that we need to have amenities near the sports stadiums to capture the economic spinoff. i'm excited about sitting down with some of the new partners in the plan. but i'm a numbers girl. i will be crunching the numbers. i'm not willing to put public money into a stadium deal but i do want to do everything short of that to make sure that we get some brand-new stadiums here with all of that excitement and energy around them like restaurants and retail and hotels. that's what's gonna really enlivan that part of the city. i'm excited. i will have a sharp pencil. >> good. i think a lot of people want to hear that. you were saying top priority an issue that fight

well, the news conference will be at 10:45 at oakland city hall. >>> in a statement yesterday, quan congratulated schaaf saying she inherits a city where crime is down, unemployment is down, and the economic renaissance is well under way. >>> voters have given republicans control of both houses of congress for the next two years. susan mcginnis reports, the president and gop leaders are promising to cooperate to end gridlock in washington. >>> reporter: with republicans set to control both the house and the senate come january, president obama addressed the nation yesterday appearing decidedly positive. >> it energizes me because it means that this democracy is working. >> reporter: the president indicated he wants to work with the new congress. >> the most important thing i can do is just get stuff done and help congress get some things done. >> we're going to function. we are. we're going to pass legislation. >> reporter: incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and house majority leader john boehner out line some of the republican agenda in today's "wall street journal" promising to pus

. >>> the oakland city council gave preliminary approval to a controversial expansion plan for the cityight with an after midnight vote to approve the city's expansion into nolan park. dozens of people were there to oppose the project. they say it sacrifices valuable open space. zoo officials say it will benefit the community with more animal exhibits. the city council is set for a final vote on the project december 9. >>> system number 1 moves through the bay area this afternoon. i point out system 1 was all wrapped up. this system is stronger. see how it's not wrapped up on itself? got some pretty strong winds with it as well. this storm will have a little bit more of a push than what we saw today. so instead of .2 of an inch, or a half inch of rain, we could see an inch of rain in the north bay hills, or 3/4, to 1/2- inch around here. the system doesn't get here number toll. sort of 9:00, 10:00 a.m., by lunchtime, it's raining throughout the bay area. a lot of it now out in concord, san ramon. out in the livermore valley. it's not going to be widespread, but it's going to be patchy,

city administrator. she says in order to reduce crime, oakland needs stability from the top. while the hand-holding might look forced -- >> this is us working together. >> reporter: they vow to put aside their differences and promise a seamless transition of power. at times the joint press conference sounded like mayor jean quan's departure speech. >> thank you to the city of oakland. i don't plan to be a stranger. we are very proud of what we did together. >> reporter: a few times, she caught herself and reminded folks she is not leaving yet. >> let me just be clear. i'm mayor until january 5. >> reporter: mayor-elect schaaf isn't waiting. she has already started looking for a permanent city administrator. >> this city is looking for a moment of stability of consistency of clear direction. >> reporter: something she says has been lacking in the last four years, four police chiefs and three city administrators. it's been a revolving door at the leadership level. >> select a city administrator who is going to be someone to bring confidence to our police force and institute fai

oakland. she said she grew up as an as fan and can't imagine the team in any other city. >> sal -- [laughter] >> i'm sure you grew up like i did, loving sal bando of the as. i'm an oakland native. how can we have a city without our sports teams? >> reporter: so, mayor quan said she' continuing to move the ball forward, if you will, with the as and raiders talk to keep both teams in the city. another thing is both women seem to agree that the city of oakland is going through a rebirth and both say they want that to continue. live in oakland, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, sal. >>> we're learning more about why it took so long for santa clara county to post election results. santa clara county ranked last, dead last among metropolitan areas in the state, when it came to finishing counting ballots on election night. while most bay area counties posted results by midnight, santa clara didn't until 4:00 a.m. election officials say that's because the county does not have electronic scanners at each precinct. instead, ballots must be driven to the registrar's office, opened, sorted

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joins us live now outside of oakland's city hall. laura? >> reporter: hi, larry. we are expecting some new numbers from the alameda county registrar's office at 5:00, but we're not expecting the outcome in the mayor's race to change. perhaps mayor jean kwan said it best this morning. the election is over. it's time to focus on the future. >> this is us working together. >> reporter: one day after she declared victory, libby shaft stood shoulder to shoulder with the outgoing mayor gene kwan to say they will work together to move oakland forward. >> i wanted to make sure that everyone in oakland knew that we plan to work really closely together so that there's a seamless transition. >> i am just humbled and inspired by your graciousness, your humility, and really look forward to continuing to work with you, not just over the next few months for a smooth transition, but for many, many years to come. >> reporter: kwan said she believes she's handing off a city that is in much better shape than it was when she took office four years ago. >> i th

oakland, it looks like she came out on top. things look good pretty early for the current city council member after 15 rounds of counting rank choice voting ballots. she got almost 63% of the vote. >> this is the campaign that was fueled by love for oakland. these passionate people stretched themselves. they talked to strangers, they covered every square inch of oakland. >> reporter: current mayor and candidate jean quan came in right after her according to the latest numbers after a tough term as oakland as mayor since 2011 and a hard-fought campaign to keep her job. >> if you are going to blame me for everything that went wrong in the city for the last 10 years, then you better give me the credit for the things that have been going right in the last few years. >> reporter: coming in third according to the latest numbers rebecca kaplan also a city council member. we asked schaaf about her first priority. she said it is fighting crime. but, you know, that's difficult when you're talking about budgets and politics and a general culture here in oakland. we're expecting to hear from her, more details about her plan, later on today. >>

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> in oakland the city council will decide tonight whether to advance the bus rapid transit project. that project would run on international boulevard connecting downtown oakland and the san leandro b.a.r.t. station. it is projected to increase ridership from 25,000 to 36,000 customers a day. the transit agency hopes to open that line in 2017. >>> there is a plan for bus rapid transit on the peninsula. the dedicated bus lanes would run on el camino royale between palo alto and san jose. some are concerned the project will increase congestion on the local streets. a study has been conducted to determine the feasibility of the project. the findings will be revealed tonight at a public workshop in san carlos. >>> on to consumer news. buying new tires for your car can cost a lot of money. amazing how expensive they have gotten. a lot of people maybe are tempted to buy cheaper models from overseas. >> but are they safe? consumer reports is partnering exclusively with 7 on your side's michael finney to find out. >> remarkable what we found. tires f

. >>> shaft previously worked for mayor governor jerry brown and served three years on oakland city council and she said she will help and her plan will go far beyond hiring more police officers. >> absolutely we need more police but we need better policing. we need continue to vest in intervention programs and go after route causes of -- root causes of crime. >> there are other mayoral candidates. cap lynn came in second and the last night she couldn't good lakes her and i am glad to i am prove the -- improve the city that she and i both love. >>> they are claiming to work for pg&e, somebody called him and unless he paid his pg&e bill immediately, power at his business will be shut off. he needed to buy $66 in green dot and he said he took the call seriously and then had second thoughts. >> before i do that, something came to my mind so i called pg&e. >> he said this is a security breach and they said they would not do that without several written warnings and if you get a threatening call hang up and call pg&e. >>> perks are val -- valued they received a hefty seven package he received im

transportation, and in addition to that there was coalition building with the staff from the city of oakland and san jose and cal train and bart, a multiagency approach was taken to update the plan and emphasizing that we need to speak with one voice in san francisco to be most effective in this process. so, few of the attributes that make the sftp a strong kaor lacing and a planning mechanism, first one is long range system planning it is multty operator and model and network and it is performance based and that allows us both transparency and objectiveness in identifying the priorities for san francisco in terms are what the projects that we want to advocate for. the strategic policy initiatives and the sources and identify and update the revenue forecast so that we can advocate effectively for the newer or expected funding sources for the future, finally public involvement and the equity analysis, and we identified the needs, specifically focused for the communities of concern, which ended up, and those are kind of the specific example and you are saying that vision zero is a strategy to

he was hired by a consultant by the oakland city council to help stop violent crime in that city. >> this was the scene in oakland as people smashed and broke windows while police in riot gear tried to push back. several people were taken away in restraints. >> kris sanchez is monitoring overnight developments here in our studio. but first -- >> we begin with bob redell. what's it look look in oakland now? a lot of repairs now? >> yeah, we've had contractor out here since around midnight, 12:30, boarding up some of the businesses that were damaged. we're looking at the starbucks where most of the windows were damaged or smashed here. we're at broadway and 8th. if you go down to 9th and 10th, we'll see a lot of graffiti on the walls. smart and final store had a lot of windows smashed or damaged and looting inside. it appears there's at least one other building damaged in front of city hall. it began as a peaceful gathering of about a thousand people who came here for the broadcast of the michael brown grand jury decision. when it was announced that darren wilson would not be indicted,

. >> the city of oakland has its own twist to black friday this morning. libby schaaf will kick off plaid friday by visiting old stores. this is video from last years event which encourages consumers to shop local. the name black friday comes from weaving the individual business sense. she also wants to use this location to help stores vandalized. some stores in oakland hit hard by the vandalism could stay closed today. it would be a tough blow for merchants on their most profitable day of the year. ferguson protestors trashed private and public properties. 170 people were arrested. >> it out rages me. as a citizen of oakland we are way more progressive than this. >> churches are reaching out to protestors. reverend tells demonstrators he understands their frustrations but asking them to step back and channel their frustrations into ways that makes a positive difference in their community. >>> oakland is hoping some free park willing encourage people to shop downtown. starting today drivers can park for free at four city owned garages. four city owned lots

city's leadership. let me be real. i'm a lover, not a fighter. >> as for oakland's financial challenges, she twoontsz capitalize on the city's boom of young new customers but wants to avoid selling the soul of the city to do so. >> of course there is the woman that that she replaced. jean, the subject in the san francisco chronicle she called for a press conference to bring in libby but it seemed more about jean kicking off a campaign for her legacy that's right. we have part of the press conference. let's take a listen. >> i think the renaissance is well on its way. i feel proud of my record. i will stand on my record. probably not only as mayor but the years as the 24 years, the 12 years as school board member. the eight years ad a quan member, working on first friday. many, many, many things. >> there was a lot of me, me, me in that speech. and then there was that. the joint hand holding initiated by scaff. >>. >>> california has gotten a dubious record over the last week, the lowest voter turn out in the modern era. >> last count only 34 percent of registered votered cast a vote. that is significantly lower than 50

developing news in oakland, overnight, police with chp officers from nine bay area counties joined forces to tame hundreds of protesters causing problems. dozens of small fires lit up dark, city streets. most dumpsters, couches. >> not only fires but looting and vandalism going on. the chopper caught several people breaking the window of this t-mobile store in oakland. looters run in and grab items before taking off. the kelly moore paint shop was broken into too. several left the building with gallons of paint. we saw them to dump the paint and write vulgar messages on nearby buildings. >>> you can see several people kicking in windows, shattering glass, running inside. no word if anything was taken there. before all of this, a crowd managed to shut down traffic on the bay area freeway for a second night in a row. 580 near 980 at oakland 9:00. taunting drivers, making it a serious situation for a lot of people. people were able to get them off the roadway and get traffic back to normal. >> quite hectic in oakland last night. a team monitoring the situation here and across the country. "today in the bay's" new development out of ferguson, missouri. >> let's start with bob red

and wanted to make her own products which she will do now with the backing of the city of oakland. >> the city of oakland that can vouch for small businesses that they have a relationship with. >> reporter: you can't get on the kiva website unless a trustee vouches for you and oakland became the first city last year to become a trustee. not on the hook financially. the lenders are. 95% repay without problems. >> i haven't started something by scratch for real and this opportunity making it all come together was really exciting. >> reporter: it gave her funds for the final boost to get open. and to get her cuisine on the table. love, she says, mixed with lard i love stories where i can eat. this is really -- it's chino latino, a quesadilla with soy sauce, deviled egg. 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 thes

san antonio. >> reporter: the raiders aren't commenting on the san antonio attempt, but fans and oakland cityve plenty to stay. >> oakland raiders should be in oakland. >> reporter: the team's current lease ends after this season. the mayor says she's focused on getting a new long-term deal with the teal. i'm going to be working closely with the current mayor over the next two months to make this happen for oakland. >> something needs to be done if we're going to keep these teams including the oakland as. we need a new stadium. >> the raiders say any new deal has to include a new stadium. odot do coliseum is the only place left. >> the wins history of the raiders are in the city in which i am proud to say i lived in. and so it is important to that loyal base of fans that have always been there for the raiders. and i certainly hope that mr. davis take that into consideration as they explore their options. >> reporter: the mayor elect says she wants to have a stadium plan in place in the next couple of months. she says it is her top priority. >> we will see. thank you. >>> still ahead, who's st

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