news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, much needed support for students is coming to santa clara county. >> our schools in santa clara county are experiencing a mental health crisis and need our help, which is why i'm immensely proud today to share with our education partners that help is on the way. >> the fight against a covid crisis took a major step forward in santa clara county, 40 schools in the south bay will split $13.2 million from a grant program to expand youth mental health wellness centers. >> we see that when we don't intervene early and we don't work on prevention methods, we see children and youth falling further along the lines of mental illness, of substance use , disorders of all kinds of physical and emotional health challenges. >> wellness centers address these challenges by offering students a safe place to relax, receive counseling, and get referrals to other services. 19 schools in the county have already seen great success from these centers, including monroe middle school. you know, students often feel like school is just about academics and nothing else. >> an

so sofia fojas is with the santa clara county office of education.now here on comunidad del valle. welcome to the show. sofia fojas: thank you, glad to be here. damian: well, thank you for being here. now, this is a great opportunity put on by the office of education and some other groups. but tell us about this great opportunity for the youth of santa clara county. sofia: so last year we had the opportunity to present mariachi and baile folklórico showcase, bringing together school groups from around the county to sort of celebrate arts and culture. last we had schools from san jose unified, from alum rock, from milpitas, from morgan hill. this year our showcase takes place kind of in that funny easter week. and so this year we have schools from lincoln high school and san jose unified, alum rock school district, from alisal union school district in salinas. and actually baile folklóricos from east side union and downtown college prep alum rock high school. so we're really excited to be presenting this. calpulli tonalehqueh is going to open with a c

in particular in santa clara county. it is 40.6% of the population. so that is much higher than it is in the state average. >> reporter: his report that partnered with the relation showed of the immigrant population in santa clara county, more than 64% are asian american, followed by the hispanic community that makes up 20%. it also found that immigrants make up more than 50% of spending pow or in the county. and with these growing communities comes cultural and political diversity that is being seen in local political races. phillip nguyen of the vietnamese-american roundtable says it is a sign of exercising democratic power that isn't practiced in vietnam. >> i think as folks who were displaced as refugees then reunited with their families or politically persecuted in their homelands, a homeland that no longer exists. i think power, they have a really big part of that history. >> reporter: the vietnamese community in the county has been celebrated, but yet to be represented through the highest ranks of the city government. and for lee, the potential

access to health care can be a challenge in some of the bay area's more rural communities today, santa clara county that need. the south county area is the most rural part of santa clara county, and doctors say a lack of easy is just one of the many reasons why greatest need do not seek treatment. >> it's very important care, toúbe able toc know ahead of ahead of time rather than ending up in the emergency room that they've got some medical condition that we can >> the newúurgent care center will offer an array of services including primary care, general surgery, ob gyn and other specialties that willúopen in thecc3 f1 facility opens next monday, and that does it for us. thank you so muchc forúwatching ktvu newst- at 730. a reminderúthat you can download the fox local app to your smart tv, where you can stream all of our newscasts stories and find exclusive content right there onc your smart tv. thanks my french toast sticks are back starting at $2.50. now with a sweet new twist - cinnamon sugar churro. dunk, bite and savor them any time of day. or all day! it's totally up to you. only for a limit

their voice, their power, their influence as a voter in our democracy. >> now, we were at the santa clara countytrar of voters office earlier in the day. they hired 3000 temporary election workers to help out throughout the county's voting centers. evelyn mendez, with the registrar of voters, said they were seeing a much lower voter turnout compared to other years. by this evening, they said 20% of voter ballots have been returned, but not counted yet. that number will likely go up tomorrow. so now there are just over 1 million registered voters here in santa clara county live in san jose. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> thank you. lauren >> well, a little earlier, we told you about barbara lee's run for senate. that decision opened up her seat in the house. and nine people rushed in to enter that race to fill. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan joins us live from oakland. he's at a watch party for lateefah simmons. she is one of the front runners on. so it looks like the party is in full swing. yeah >> almost coming to an end for the past 25 years, us congresswoman barbara lee has repr

so as we get down to the last ballots we may continue to see that up. >> ballots in santa clara county had to be postmarked by march 5 and can arrive no later than today. the county will certify election results on april 2. then we will see if the results are final or if the 16th congressional race goes into a recount. damian trujillo nbc bay area news. >>> a high profile endorsement for a local san francisco super vile dean press meant-- supervisor of dean preston. sanders said preston is among leaders who not only stand up to special interest but had the courage to address striking levels of inequality at their core. the board of supervisors since 2019 is running against supervisor and activist. >>> president biden has officially clinched the democratic presidential nomination after winning the georgia primary. he has the necessary delegates to shore up the nomination. meanwhile the man in charge of his ossified documents investigation got a grilling from lawmakers on both parties as he testified before the house judiciary committee. former special counsel robert hur defended his dec

news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, much needed support for students is coming to santa clara countysanta clara county are experiencing a mental health crisis and need our help, which is why i'm immensely proud today to share with our education partners that help is on the way. >> the fight against a covid crisis took a major step forward in santa clara county, 40 schools in the south bay will split $13.2 million from a grant program to expand youth mental health wellness centers. we see that when we don't intervene early and we don't work on prevention methods, we see children and youth falling further along the lines of mental illness, of substance use, disorders of all kinds of physical and emotional health challenges. wellness centers address these challenges by offering students a safe place to relax, receive counseling, and get referrals to other services. 19 schools in the county have already seen great success from these centers, including monroe middle school. >> you know, students often feel like school is just about academics and nothing else. and our wellness center reall

we are here at election headquarters for santa clara county. they have opened up their voting centers across town with over 100 locations, where they could vote in person or turn in their ballots. they have until 8:00 p.m., working hard for the last few weeks and the last several days to make sure they have all their operations in place including language aids to help those who are voting in santa clara county and, of course, make sure they can process all those ballots in an effective and secured way. turnout is looking to be 60% into primary day. they are hoping to see that go up. they estimate that turnout to be under 40%, below average, but they believe they can still try to get out to vote by encouraging more people to show up and turn in those ballots in person or by mail. >>> well votes are still coming in across the country on this super tuesday. no surprises here. biden already projected to win vermont, virginia, and iowa. >> former president trump protected the win. 50 states of one territory deciding on their democratic and republica

dan, san mateo and santa clara counties have until april 4th to finish final official results. then the secretary of state will certify the election april 12th. right now, both counties are still processing ballots. and that's something that could, of course, leave the fate of this race uncertain. in the race to replace retiring congresswoman anna eshoo has become one of the most critical elections in the bay area. we see a lot of the fears, criticisms and questions around artificial intelligence. >> we've seen a lot of debates and discussions about moderating big tech in general and tiktok in particular, and i think this seat is going to be hugely influential in representing the views of big tech in congress. so i think this is a very important election at a very important time for the industry. >> but who will be in the november general election is still unknown. candidate and former san jose mayor sam liccardo is in first place by a long shot. but who is opponent will be is unclear. santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and state assembly member evan lowe have been back

and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian. in the top two candidates will head to the november runoff. shawn chitnis is live in palo alto this morning. to break down the results so far in the reaction from our candidates. good morning, again. >> reporter: nicole, good morning. we are in palo alto . one of the many communities that make up this congressional district. considered to be dynamic and diverse because of all the areas that are covered. not only a section of the peninsula but also parts of san mateo county and the south bay. late last night we saw those who were in this race, ready to declare themselves winners and able to move on into the general election and that includes former san jose mayor sam liccardo of the top of the pack among those 11 candidates who hope to replace representative anna eshoo. she is held the seat since 1992. sam liccardo is leading into what kind of member of congress he would be. able to show some productive skills amid all of the d.c. gridlock. it was a close fight for the other spot to ad

as of this morning, santa clara county counted within 170,000 mail in an early voting ballots. all counties are expecting hundreds of thousands of votes as the evening unfolds. we have team coverage tracking the presidential, local and state races that are political analysts is with us. we are also tracking local and state ballot measures attracting national attention. we begin with candice nguyen at the santa clara registrar office with a look at the ballot counting process. >> reporter: we are right outside were last-minute voters come in and get questions answered. behind the scenes is where ballots get counted. i just got new numbers a moment ago. the registrar tells us 220,000 ballots have arrived at the office so far. we want to show you video we got a moment ago for behind-the- scenes where the ballots get repaired. they get scanned and the boats get counted. will not know with the voter turnout looks like until tomorrow at the earliest. it was 52% during the last primary presidential election. hard to say exactly what contributed to that at that point, but encouraging pe

at last count, santa clara county supervisor is nearly tied with assemblyman evan low. smitty leads by 162 votes. it is a cross county race with him leading in san mateo county and evan low up slightly in santa clara county. with such a close race political observers say that a recount is likely with the cost paid by the candidate. >> any consultant worth their salt will let them know that a race this close requires immediate attention of lawyers to begin the process, because it case this close could be won at recount. >> less than 200 votes separate those candidates and today is the deadline for ballots to actually arrive at the santa clara county registrar and they must be postmarked by march 5 which was last super tuesday. the county will certify election results on april 2. >>> a big endorsement for a san francisco supervisor. dean preston has the support of bernie sanders, the vermont senator. he is in the midst of a reelection campaign and senator sanders posted his endorsement on twitter or x saying dean preston is among the leaders who quote not only stand up to

plans to go in san francisco down the peninsula into the south bay including a big chunk of santa clara countyday san mateo county set in a field to state regular saying they didn't give them enough time to discuss concerns with weymo. despite this appeal weymo is still able to operate in san jose county. >> we are back in 60 seconds up next caught in the act, the backyard break in the has a family shaken up. >> a couple arrested for bank robberies across northern california. >> reporter: i am chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. our fire danger rating is here and it will be low to moderate, surprisingly. come over here we will take a look at the two things that will help to drive some of this weather that will help us. we will head into the forest, so to speak. first thing is the humidity it will be low at 30%. track a burglary that has a family shaken up. surveillance cameras captured two men burglarizing the home just minute after the victim left her home. >> i feel like they were being -- watching me because back -- >> reporter: surveillance video shows two men casually walking away from a ho

the santa clara county registrar of voters office has processed 182,000 ballots so far. election workers are still processing the vote by mail ballots that come in for the seven days after the election. and even with voter turnout being not as high as it could be, it's not -- there's still a lot of work to do. >> we estimate that the turnout is going to be between 35% and 40% for this election. >> how does that compare to prior presidential elections? >> we've had in presidential elections, we have about 50%. so it might be a little lower, but we won't know until we're done counting every vote. >> reporter: and they are still counting every vote. one of the most closely watched races is for the 16th congressional district in which sam liccardo and joe simitan appear to be at the top. so the top two get to be on the november ballot. voters made it clear that they are satisfied with the mayor in san jose as he got nearly 90% of the votes for mayor. he has only been in office for two years, but had to face re-election because san jose opted to align the mayoral election wit

yeah. 1000 in santa clara county, they showed up at the polling centers across the county. many their ballots. now, polling centers are working really hard to process each and every ballot covers will tran live at santa clara counties registrar of voters office. how's it going so far dowe re here yesterday and let me show you video. of course, yesterday was election day, but they were already processing the ballots, especially the mail in ballots and the ballots that were dropped off by precincts and people who literally voted outside of their office. simply at this point, it is too early to tell for some races and other races. we do have a front runner. so right now, couple of races. we're keeping a close eye on in santa clara county, including the race on who will replace u.s. representative and a shoe. she is stepping down. many people want that position. there needs to be to people who ultimately have a runoff in november for that one position right now. as far as the 2 positions the front runner seems to be former mayor sam liccardo. he's off to an early lead. so if he

officials say the new center will provide crucial services for families in south santa clara county. >> make the exceptional care available to every single person in our community regardless of status, regardless of income, regardless of background. that is what we do. >> why is it so important to have that facility at that site? >> reporter: if you live in the southern part of the county, there are very few surfaces like this. there's saint louise regional and gilroy but most people have to come up to san jose to get surgery for to the specialists. morgan hill aims to change that. they will have specialists there in the future. they will be open seven days a week. it will offer general surgery, primary care, radiology, urgent care, and have a pharmacy and more services will be added in the future so people don't always have to travel so far to get the care they need and it will still serve committed 15,000 people every year. >> what it means is that a life is saved and what it means is that that person will be able to be a bad longer in the lives of their children. >> it is open now

fewer than 1000 votes separate santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and assembly member evan lowe, the former mayor, did respond to his voters, saying on x, i'm grateful that voters in both san mateo and santa clara counties have each put us into first place in the primary. looking forward to continuing to reach out to all voters in cd 16 congressional district 16. as we head to november. the santa clara county elections office is scheduled to post another batch of results tomorrow night. moving on now. >> new at 11, the owners of electric vehicles are noticing the rising cost of charging their car and increased rates by 20% this year, and state regulators are considering more rate hikes in the coming months. supporters of electric vehicles worry the rising rates will scare away potential new owners. a pga spokesperson says it still costs less to charge a car battery than to buy gasoline. also new at 11 tonight, a rent stabilization ordinance in concord has been suspended. this comes after opponents submitted a referendum petition to the city to put the ordinance on the november b

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez, represents that area, says the main concern is that san jose has the highest number of people who are transit dependent. she added that constituents who contacted her office had specific areas in mind to add drop boxes and that she connected them directly with the santa clara county registrar of voters, county election workers say it's too late. now to add more voting centers for the primary. but they will take the feedback into account for november. earlier today we spoke to mayor matt mahan about the voting coverage planned for the election this tuesday. i think the important. >> message is that people have many options for voting by saying our county registrar to be very clear about their coverage planning to make sure that we are serving all neighborhoods in our city, all communities and that everyone has equal access to opportunities to vote. >> 100 voting centers will be open throughout santa clara county vote center. hours are 09:00am to 05:00pm this weekend. and on election day, all locations will be open from 7 in the morning until 8 o

today, santa clara county had 1400. but together, both of those counties still have 1700 challenged ballots that voters still have a chance to fix. so this race really could come down to those ballots right now. live in san jose. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> well, we've got a ways to go then. thank you. zach gas prices up for the first time since last year. prices are now higher on a year over year basis. and experts are predicting they will continue to rise in the coming weeks. the national average is up nearly $0.10 from a week ago at $3.49 a gallon. california state average is $4.91 a gallon. in san francisco, you will pay more $5.07 for a gallon of gas. almost $2 more than the national average. >> a new program in san francisco could help with those high gas prices. the city of san francisco is launching an electric vehicle curbside charging pilot program. ev charging stations will be installed in several areas across the city. the pilot project is part of the city's effort to expand san francisco's ev charging i

so right now, santa clara county supervisor joe simitian is winning over evan low. but it doesn't get any closer than that. >> former president trump is facing a possible financial crisis. he's having trouble finding the money to post bond. in his civil fraud judgment, he was found liable for inflating the value of his properties to get favorable loans. amanda is at the live desk with more on what his attorneys are saying. amanda kumasi a judge, has ordered donald trump to post a $464 million bond. >> his lawyers say trump is financially stable, but even with that, he cannot find the money to pay his bond. they say securing the money is a practical impossibility. trump's lawyers also say they are facing insurmountable difficulties after approaching more than 30 insurance companies for help and being rejected each time, trump was found liable for fraudulently inflating the value of his properties to get favorable bank loans. he is appealing the ruling and has until next week to secure a bond if he doesn't find the money. new york attorney general letitia james can as

we have a flood advisory in effect for part of santa clara county.a shaded in green just because we are seeing standing water on our roads. this morning, leading to a little bit of a slower morning commute as we go about our day. here's live doppler seven. low pressure off the coast. there's a couple of thunderstorms developing. those could move in here later on this afternoon with this level one system. so brief downpours a slight chance of thunder. that best chance of thunder likely between 2 and 5 today. here's future weather. we're back on air for midday live later this morning. we'll track those scattered showers and those downpours moving through. even that chance continues into the early afternoon, but after the sun goes down, we're done with these showers and we are drying out. so it's a stormy day today with those showers moving through upper 50s to the mid 60s for daytime highs. look what awaits us tomorrow on the accuweather seven day forecast. cannot wait for this. we have sunshine both tomorrow and friday over the weekend. saturday some

so right now, santa clara county supervisor joe simeone leads assemblymember evan low. i just 2 votes. campaigns are working to cure ballot. maybe they're asking voters to fix ballot and might be missing a signature according to 7 tail county officials. there are 525 ballots that need to be cured april second or they will be counted. any candidate can ask for a recount so far, neither some indian or low have confirmed that they plan to do so. still ahead of the problem morning news, the family of 2 homicide victims is concerned about. >> district attorney in the east bay health. they're handling their case. why they say they disagree with the move, trying to dismiss enhancement charges in the case. >> school shooting drills are supposed to prepare students for that very scenario. one lawmaker here at the state capitol is concerned. those drills are taking a toll on the mental health of students and staff capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll tell you about a new bill at first, i used better than bouillon for broth. and then stir fry... sauces... even marinades! and

santa clara county prosecutors say john woodward killed lori houts in 1992, but both previous trialsed in a hung jury. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary is live outside the courthouse, and jesse, a judge, had ruled that woodward could not be tried again. but a state appellate court overruled that. >> christina, good evening to you. that's right. the appellate court, made up of three justices, ruled another trial would not violate the constitutional protection against double jeopardy. so perhaps another chance for the victims families to find the justice they seek relief that they didn't get it wrong. >> and now the ball's in his court. >> more than 30 years after her murder, lori houts family may finally find closure inside a santa clara county courtroom thursday, the california sixth district court of appeals ruling a third trial for accused murderer john woodward, would not violate constitutional protections against being tried twice for the same crime. the two previous trials ended with hung juries legal analyst michael cardoza. >> there was no jury, reasonable jury or trier of f

right now, only 12 votes put santa clara county supervisor joe simitian ahead of state assemblyman evanseven news. >> we care about building a better bay area. that means pointing out problems, highlighting solutions and celebrating when they work. our first breakthrough tonight, leaders in oakland say they're seeing progress along a troubled corridor, and they're starting a new effort to double down on safety. the rise in crime along hegenberger road in east oakland has driven key businesses away from the area, near the airport and the coliseum. the closure of in and out made national news, and denny's wasn't far behind. a month ago, we told you about a new task force of east bay leaders brainstorming solutions to curb crime and bring businesses back. today, we were there as oakland mayor shengtao announced how it's working. she says car break-ins thefts and robberies are going down in the area. she credited more police officers on the streets, security teams assigned to shopping centers, and a safety ambassador program for businesses. >> we remain persistent and continue to do this wo

. >> from santa clara county, the planting quarry and cupertino, it is also facing more than 2000 environmentaltions, prompting a lot of concerns from neighbors. more on the closure and what will happen to the land.>> tonight and cupertino, the future of the lehigh cement plant in quarry, a plant representing several oversight agents is, with questions for the community. >> the supervisor, had just a midian said it will not reopen, more than 2000 violations, the county has received a number of claims from nearby residents and the company has been find millions of dollars for alleged violations, including the discharging of wastewater in the creek. >> we now have a clear commitment that the plants not only close but stay close permanently, and the activity will come to an end. we will begin to see the restoration of the sites.>> reporter: one of the next steps is a confirmation from the parent company and receiving public input. the most shocking parts of tonight, a timeline that this could change. >> sinking a hole in the ground, for century more, a long time to fill a backup.>> reporter: not j

he's now in the santa clara county jail facing robbery and parole violation charges. >> the city of oakland has been without a police chief for more than a year. when mayor xiang tao fired lauren armstrong last year, she promised to fill the position within the year or declare a state of emergency. well, more than a year is now past, and still the police department is without a permanent leader. tonight a police commission, ad hoc committee in charge of finding candidates to be the next chief held a public forum for community members to hear from four candidates. mayor tao refused to attend ktvu jana katsuyama was at the meeting and tells us about the ideas the candidates have. >> about 30 people came to the oakland police candidate forum at oakland city hall. more watching online. >> we're offering you change agents. look at their qualifications. why they want to lead in oakland. >> marcia peterson, chair of the commission and ad hoc committee, asked each candidate to present their plans for their first 100 days. louis molina, assistant deputy mayor in new york city, said he'd begin with c

including the former san jose mayor sam liccardo, current assembly member evan lowe and a current santa clara countyervisor, joe smith. excuse. me, simitian. there are also measures like one to make the santa clara chief of police in appointed, rather than elected position. now santa clara is the only city in california that currently elects a police chief. so that's an important one as well. now, to make your vote count, if you are planning on turning in your spballot today. today you got be planning to vote today, you have spto be in line by eight. also,f you're mailing it, it has to be postmarked by eight tonight. so 8:00 tonight, a very important time. if you still need to vote. but polling places are open. we'll be here this morning trying to get an idea ofcúvoter turnout, but as we've seen itc open here, we've only seen one person walk in. so still not a lot of people out here early in the morning to vote live in san jose. amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> amanda, thank you. even though we do expect the results of today's vote to come in later tonight, election officials throughout the ba

so we saw for ourselves some of the preparations happening here in santa clara county late last week. they have hired 2,000 temporary workers to help them run the operation across 104 voting centers and those opened saturday and continued operating through today. that's in addition to the workers who were there on friday helping to prepare language aids for voters throughout the county. now again, turnout expected to be lower than initially estimated from thirteen 44% to 55% to now lower than average and likely be between 35% and 340%. workers who have been a part of office for years say ensuring an effective and honest election is one of the most critical responsibilities they have in their role. >> i would say that no election is the same. you know, elections are always evolving and there's always something that comes up that's new, that's different. and it's a privilege to be able to put that in practice for our county. for our citizens. >> reporter: okay. so they're getting ready to open here at 7:00 a.m. as well as at all of the other voting centers in the county. they'll be open

how this could be a potentially historic race for santa clara county supervisor. >> sara, this is showing enthusiasm in district two of santa clara county between betty and madison nguyen. betty, of course, is the former chief of staff to outgoing cindy chavez. madison nguyen the former vice mayor. so the results that we're seeing tonight shows the voters desire for vietnamese representation in the ranks of government. madison nguyen has breached that to a certain extent being a city councillor representative previously. betty ever so slightly behind with 28.9%. so the top two vote getters in this race will move on to a runoff election in november. it's not looking like anybody's going to take away with a sweep this evening, so we can expect, again, those top two vote getters, madison nguyen, betty, heading to a runoff election in november. very exciting evening for the vietnamese community and this culturally diverse area in san jose. >> we're getting a very clear picture here. lauren, thank you so much. so much more coming up. more coverage and more results after a quick break. two live

spwe have over 100 of them all over the county, but evelyn mendez at the santa clara registrar of voterss especially low. as of last night, santa clara county counted only 16% of the vote. they're hoping to at least double that today. primaries usually see about 50% of the vote, with president biden and donald trump the clear front runners of the presidential primary. some might feel like their vote doesn't count as much, but there are still a lot of important local issues on the ballot thatúcouldúget people to turnúout. >> i hope it comes through at the end. >> we need it in, ktvu, fox two news a survey shows california's electorate is not as diverse as our state's overall population l profiles, the public policy institute of california found. while whites comprise 39% of adults in california, they make up u2% of likely voters. 36% of the state are latino, but only voters. the number of asian and african american likely voters more accurately reflects those populations. asians make up 13% of californians, 16e of likely voters. african americans are 6% of the state's population, and v% o

santa clara county firefighters rescued a dog from apartment complex caught fire yesterother drugs. investigators say they found messages on her phone from the former pharmacist where they were setting up a drug deal. santa clara county firefighters rescued a dog from crews responded to clear the storm drains to help get rid of all the water. one resident we spoke to has been living in the appleton area for nearly a decade. so yesterday's whether it was a crazy as he has ever seen here. >> and it very loud, very sudden claps. there was seeing lightning. and then the rain just came down and it was extremely heavy. it's very off putting like a collapse of thunder and heavy rain my window then just looked out the window and this rain and subsequent hail had just a flash flood at this place. >> i would so listen to him. read an audio book how he actually shot this video outside his home early wednesday. the street's thankfully are now clear. but jon, you're talking about it in seat. a lot of damage thankfully we get a break today. yesterday the south bay was seeing it consistently heavy

silicon valley assemblyman evan low leads santa clara county supervisor joe simitian by two votes, not still about 2,000 ballots left to count. whoever comes in second place will face liccardo in the november election. our political analyst says this is a rare situation. >> i imagine somewhere around 100,000 votes have been cast. you don't expect it to be this close. that's unusual. in a smaller district, sure, but this is a large congressional district. this is quite unusual for that reason. >> it could be a few weeks, even a month before the race is officially called. also the third place candidate could ask for a recount and would have to pay for it or the governor could order a recount and the district and state would cover the costs. >>> moving forward after sudden fire and the alum rock school district board voted on an interim superintendent. late tonight in closed session board members voted to appoint dr. almazan as interim superintendent. she's a director of student services at the school district. before the vote during public comment the community was divided on the decisio

far the santa clara register's office processed 182,000 ballots and workers have to process the vote-by-mail ballots that can come in up to seven days after the election. in santa clara county 92% of voters vetted by mail higher than the state average. over all turnout statewide is expected to be very low. the vote count still going on in san francisco but the results are sparking a debate about the city's identity. some stay from progressive to conservative. others say it's only a sign that voters want a city that is safer. we are in san francisco with a look at the results and this debate. >> reporter: just after the polls closed last night the mayor waded into a victory party put together by a coalition of groups that backed her ballot measures and a slate of candidates on the local democratic party committee. she was happy about the direction of those early election results. >> i'm going to officially call the results of in our favor. >> reporter: and now the day after the message from the voters is clear and simple. >> we want results we don't want to hear excuses we don't want to wait until another election to see progress. we want it now and that's what the ballot me

as of this morning santa clara county counted over 170,000 ballots. this is from the melons in the early -- mail ins and early voting and turnout so far at just 70% and they are only expecting an overall turnout of 35 to 45% which is below expectations. the registrar says the age group that is lacking the most are the 18 to 34-year-olds. >> of course it's disappointing. we want 100%. we don't want a small majority making the decisions for the majority of the people. >> you should vote. you should vote. because otherwise you are going to have maybe the same guys to drive the show here and we don't want that. so my advice, go and vote with confidence. >> the polls open at 7:00 this morning, statewide, they will be open until 8:00 tonight. if you have a mail-in ballot that must be postmarked by today or dropped off at a ballot box in your local county. ballot box is a guarantee will be accepted by 8:00 tonight. you needed to be postmarked by 8:00 -- by today march 5th if you are mailing. if you put it in a mailbox at 3:00 and the pickup was at 1:00 you m

current santa clara county supervisor and former state senator sam liccardo edging out evan low for the second place spot in the primary. low had not conceded as of last night. joe simitian served as mayor of palo alto and has decades of experience. he is focusing now on the major national issues he says he can take on as a problem solver. >> on day one, we are going to restore a woman's right to choose, reproductive freedom. we are going to press forward further , faster on climate change here in the united states and around the globe. >> i am pretty familiar with the turf in washington, d.c. we got to get congress focused on the problems that our residents are most concerned about. there is a whole host of challenges that is not just us facing but many communities facing. >> this race to replace anna eshoo, crowded in the primary. also the most expensive u.s. house seat in the country. more than $8 million spent on advertising for tv, radio and what you get in the mail. a good percentage of that going to just the two top candidates in this race. >> the only statewide proposition, prop

dustin dorsey explains which services may be impacted and how the county is responding . >> a santa clara county stalemate, contract negotiations have failed to lead to an agreement between the registered nurses professional association and the county. now, a strike looms. >> we will be withholding our labor from the county, our npa and the 4000 nurses who work at santa clara valley health care, hospitals and clinics say they're not close to a new deal. >> vise president maybelline cue says they're asking for the bare minimum. >> we're asking to be able to live in the community that we serve. we're asking to be able to have safe staffing for our nurses and our patients. and we're asking for the county to not do things that undermine patient safety. >> tentative agreements have been made on key terms, including workplace safety, but a sticking point is money. the problem is the county faces a $250 million structural deficit, and so county executive james williams says the best agreement is one that's fair to the other county employees and sustainable for community services. >> we care deeply abou

yesterday, santa clara county officially dedicated a new facility in morgan hill to help meet that needest need do not seek treatment. >> it's very important for patients to be able to have primaryc care, to have preventative care, to be able to know ahead of ahead ending up ie spemergency room that they've gt some medicalc condition that we can treat and keep stable. an a, including primary care, general surgery, ob gyn and other specialties that will open in the months ahead. the new facility opens on monday. >> muni busses in san francisco should runc smoothly for the net few weeks as the city wraps up its latest fix it week, mayor london breed says crews have worked to repair equipment and restore tunnel lights, replace worn tracks and more all along the market street muni line. since the startúof fix it week last friday, the mayor says that workers have done 30 days worth of maintenance in just the last seven days. the mayor also says past work has reduced long subway delays by 76, and short delays by 89. >>úwell, happiness should be the priority behind new california laws andúpoli

former san jose mayor sam liccardo is in the lead, as we said earlier, followed by santa clara county supervisor simitian and state assembly member evan low. abc seven news reporter lena howland spoke with all three about the race just a day after super tuesday in santa clara county election officials have their work cut out for them with stacks and stacks and stacks of ballots that still need to be counted. >> yeah, 145,000 ballots left pending. and yeah, we'll continue to process. and it is a lot of work. it takes a community of our staff to do the whole process and certify the elections. >> and candidates in some races are hoping those uncounted ballots will make a difference in the contest. for the u.s. house seat in district 16 to replace the retiring anna eshoo, one person has a clear lead, but less than 2000 votes separate the candidates in second and third place. >> we expected it would be a very tough contest, and it was. >> former san jose mayor sam liccardo is leading the race. he hopes knocking on 2500 doors helped him secure one of the two spots on november's ballot. >> a

now, here are the latest results from the santa clara county elections office.y show sam liccardo, former san jose mayor, inúthe lead tonight.úhe's projected to advance to the november ballot by taking first place in the primary with 21% of the vote. right now, lowe and simitian still neck and neck in this race for the second spot. lowe right now is ahead by just 70 votes. san jose state political science professor melinda jackson says right now, it's anybody's race. >> but now we have these three very strong democratic candidates competing against between them on the issues. they come from different areas of the district have their own kind of bases of supporters as an issue. the outgoing congresswoman has endorsed joe simitian. i'm sure that helped him with with some evan lowe, you know, kind of catching up to him. lowe represents a younger generation. he's asian american. so you know, it could go either way. >> the 16th congressional district includes portions of santa clara, san mateo and santa cruz counties. lowe's sudden surge to second is a really tight r

after that process we will have an accurate picture of the total turnout in santa clara county.he results will be constantly changing, so a good way to monitor is to go online to nbc bay area. use your phone to scan the qr code and it will take you to the updated results page. >>> we have been talking about ballots, candidates, measures, props, can we talk sunshine? >>> we will get in on sunshine which will be really nice. once we get over the storm system that is moving down the coastline for tomorrow, we will have a chance for rain and thunderstorms. that has been the mode this year. i went back and took a look at the data and i had to share this. san francisco since january 1st is only seen five sunny days. 92% of 2024 has been cloudy. that goes for a lot of the bay area. we need sunshine here. i will get you more details on rain for tomorrow. and the incoming son. 7:00 in the morning, the bulk of the rainfall is offshore. for the most part we will start off dry with cloud cover. as the storm moves to the south, chances bubble up from the south by 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. that wil

as for the defendants, they're all being held in santa clara county without bond.ioch police, by the way, now trying to figure out how a body ended up in a creek. the body of that. 38 year-old man was a resident of antioch. police have determined that they found it just below the highway for on-ramp behind the slatten ranch shopping center. police say foul play has been ruled out, although they happen announced with the official cause of death still under investigation. >> very do you find someone in a in the area that's not heavily populated regular foot traffic. what regular vehicle traffic, where you where that someone might. frequent on a regular basis. and it's kind of out of the way, obviously, to the coroner's office. they're going to wait for the toxicology results and take a deeper look into. any existing medical history that this individual might have that. >> officials say the man had not been reported missing. >> time now is 8.33, and a north bay homeowner is shaken up because somebody vandalized their ukrainian flag. one of 2 flags actually that were d

specifically in santa clara county. they hired 2000 temporary workers to help them run their operation across 104 voting centers. the centers are opening on saturday. that is in addition to workers to help out with other services and other needs like preparing language aids for voters and turnout now expected to be probably under 40% and that is well below the normal range that they see. as of this morning, we knew they had already gotten about 16% of voter participation in the workers who have been here for quite some time at this office say they want to make sure they do an extra job. the fuel that keeps them going after so many elections. and they do want to encourage more people, especially those who are eligible and have not voted yet, to participate in this primary. >> i would say get out and vote. there is no reason why not to. everyone in the past is fought really hard for this right and exercise that vote. it is more important than you think. >> reporter: this is one of the many voting centers in the county, op

authorities in the south bay, though, are trying to change that. >> santa clara county officials dedicatedara countyt- health system dedicated its goal is to keep patients like mark barron sticker from havingc to leave the south county area and drive to moreúdistant jose or elsewhere. >> place which is justúfive ten minutes away is awesome. >> the county had an unannounced soft opening of the new facility make sure everything goes smoothly, andt- barron stecker says he is very glad he discovered it and the services that wereúhere were quick, speedy and i could come in with a small weight, i gott& scheduled very quickly and got to got to be seen that day. >> the south county is the santa clara county, and doctors say aúlack of easy access to health care is just one main reason that the most may not very important for patients to have preventative care, to be able to know ahead of ahead of time rather than ending up in the condition that we can treat andúkeep stablen >> the new facility is at the site health center, which the county purchased from an equity standpoint and just generally spea

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez, who represents that area, says that the main concern is that east san jose has the highest level of people are trans isn't transit rather dependent. she adds that constituents who contacted her office had specific areas in mind to add ballot drop boxes and that she connected them directly with the santa clara county registrar of voters. county election workers say that it's too late to add more voting centers for the primary but will account for the feedback in november. earlier today we spoke with mayor matt mahan on the voting coverage plan for the upcoming election on tuesday. >> i think the important message is that people have many options for voting by saying our county registrar to be very clear about their coverage planning to make sure that we are serving all neighborhoods in our city, all communities and that everyone has equal access to opportunities to vote. tomorrow. more than 100 voting centers will be open throughout the county. >> vote center hours are from 09:00am to 05:00pm this weekend. and then on election day, all locations

when verity health system went bankrupt, santa clara county bought it and renovated the property. as of today, they turned it into valley health center morgan hill. it opens monday and doctors say it is crucial for families in south county. >> make that exceptional care available to every single person in our community, regardless of status, regardless of income, regardless of background. that is what we do. >> reporter: the agency morgan hill as part of the county health system and will be open seven days a week. it will offer general surgery, medicare, radiology, urgent care, and have a pharmacy and more services will be added in the future so those in the south county don't have to trek to san jose for care. >> what it means is that a life is saved. what it means is that that person will be able to be a that a little bit longer in the lives of their children. >> reporter: an estimated 15,000 people would be treated here every year. combined with saint louise regional hospital to the south, it gives close access to gilroy, morgan hill, even south san jose with the overall goal of

that district spans san mateo and santa clara counties. former san jose mayor sam liccardo clinched the top spot, but second place is good enough to get on the november ballot and now assembly member evan low edged ahead joe simitian only by a few hundred votes. kelsi thorud has more on this razor thin race. >> reporter: on election night santa clara county supervisor simitian seemed confident he'll get enough votes to get on the ballot, but now over a week later with still no firm answer on who will join former san jose mayor sam liccardo in the general election, simitian told me he remains confident in his campaign. >> we know there are votes to be counted in both counties. >> reporter: simitian held second place in the vote totals over a week after primary night, but wednesday state representative evan low overtook him for the first time. >> now it's neck and neck, a virtual tie. we'll know a lot more the next few days. >> reporter: we reached out to evan low's campaign for an interview. they told us they couldn't fit one in with his sc