vicki hennessy has an early lead, and it's been holding ever since. mirkarimi has been in the spotlight after an illegal immigrant with a criminal record and a history of deportation was freed from jail instead of being turned over to immigration. that man was later arrested for the murder of kate steinle. >>> should win reelection in a landslide, he had no major opposition, and ran a low-key campaign. we caught up with the mayor a short time ago and talked about his plans for the next four years. >> what's your priority for the second term? >> a very strong eye toward public safety. housing and homelessness are the two top priorities i'll be spending a lot of time on. >> there are several races making headlines tonight. first, to ohio where voters rejected a statewide proposal that would have legalized marijuana for both medical and recreational use. in the end, the vote wasn't even close. ohio's approach been considered unique for combining in the same ballot. >>> tonight, a republican won the office with 55% of the vote. matt beven describes himsel

vicki hennessy got 61% to mirkarimi's 32%.she is now the new sheriff elect, the first woman to lead the department. the san francisco native has 36 years in the department including a stint as interim cheat in 2012 when ross mirkarimi was suspended for official misconduct after being convicted of domestic violence. >> i'm pretty steady person, not someone who has a lot of drama. >> sheriff ross mirkarimi can't say the same. he was elected in 2011, convicted of domestic violence against his life. also head of the department when a patient was lost in a stairwell at san francisco general and more recently, the shooting death of a woman -- vicki hennessy says that policy is subject to interpretation. she will do that once she takes over as she is sworn in in january. >> 164 years, kris. finally the city's first woman sheriff. stephanie chuang is live in the san francisco newsroom. the controversial proposition f was rejected. >> reporter: it was rejected sam and laura, widely became known as the airbnb law limiting short-term ren

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vicki hennessy celebrating quite a win over ross mirkarimi. you see she has 61% of voters in her favor, nearly double the number of votes that ross mirkarimi got with just over 30% of the vote. hennessy is a san francisco native who joined the sheriff's department back in '75 and in 1983 was the youngest captain in california law enforcement. she says she is a career practitioner and not a career politician. in 2012 mayor ed lee appointed her to be the interim sheriff with the department when sheriff ross mirkarimi was suspended for official misconduct. >> i never thought in my entire career i would ever run for sheriff, but i found that i felt compelled to do so as a san francisco native and someone who worked hard to make the department professional, want to keep the department pro fshl and responsive, and somebody who is pretty much -- i'm a pretty steady person, not somebody that has a lot of drama. >> sheriff ross mirkarimi was elected in 2011 and soon convicted of domestic violence against his wife, a conviction that stripped him of his

we we'll hear from vicki hennessy this afternoon. she plans to talk to reporters before walking down irving street to thank the public for her landslide victory against ross mirkarimi. she says she has a different view of sanctuary city policy and relationship with federal immigration agents. >>> want to check in with sal. it is early. >> it is early. let's see if i can get my cuban coffee. -- yuban coffee. heather, who did that report called it "yuban," but it's "you-ban." it's like "superman" or "super- man." let's go out, i got a little bit of time on heather, i think, as far as being an old guy. let's start off with the communicator. you can see traffic is going to be okay on highway 4 westbound as you come up to the great there. if you're going on highway 24 nearby westbound, as you drive from walnut creek to oakland, it is a nice drive nice to come to work and not have a lot of serious things going oin the traffic world here. if you are driving to the bay bridge toll plaza, it is life so far. if you're going to have a little ti

partial returns show sheriff ross mirkarimi losing to retired sheriff's official vicki hennessy. she has the backing of san francisco mayor ed lee. and sheriff deputies association. with 100-percent of the precincts counted.mirkarimi had 33-percent support compared to 63-percent of the vote cast in favor of hennessy. and proposition f. is too close to call. --have rejected proposition f prop "f"-- also known as the air b-n-b initiative. would toughen the rules for short-term rentals in san francisco. among other things. it would limit the number of nights a unit can be rented each year. to 75. backers of prop- f say, the rapid rise of short -term rentals ,,, is chasing long term renters out of the city. and excerbating the housing shortage. the "no on f" argument. is that the extra income from short - term rentals. actually makes san francisco more affordable. kron four's alecia reid joins us live. she is with the yes on "f" effort and spoke to both sides on this proposition tonight. alecia? >> alecia :55% of voters tough loss for those that pushed to have prop f pass. 55 percent

and sheriff ross mirkarimi is being challenged by former interim sheriff vicki hennessy. kpix 5 will be watching election results this evening. head to cbssf.com to stay connected. >>> california will likely be voting next year on whether to legalize recreational marijuana. kpix 5's kiet do with more. >> reporter: there are about a dozen ballot measures out there to try to legalize pot for personal use but some people think this one has the funding and support to go all the way. you may already smell it. but for the first time ever, nate bradley of the california cannabis association says he can taste the change. >> long-time coming for the state. >> reporter: a new initiative to make california the fifth state to legalize recreational marijuana essentially regulating and taxing it. >> is california ready for this? >> think, well, yeah, they are definitely -- it's not going to change much because the reality is people smoking pot now will keep doing it. >> reporter: if passed the act will allow adults 21 or older to walk into a state licensed store and buy up to an ounce

. >> reporter: vicky hennessy won her about it to replace the incumbent shaerve with 61% of the vote to his 33%. hennessey supporters cheered her at her party headquarters. she becomes the first elected female sheriff in the department's 165-year history. hennessey served as interim sheriff was the sheriff was investigated over a domestic violence charge. the incumbent has yet to concede the race. >>> ed lee won 57% of the votes against his closest opponent. lee spent 30 times more on his campaign than all 11 off his opponents kind. >>> another hot race. district 3 supervise, aaron possess kin beat out incumbent christiansen. possess kin served as supervisor from 2001 to 2009. he was president of the board in '032005. possess kin's win challenges the balance on therd bo of supervisors giving progressives a one up over the moderates. >>> california state university faculty opt to go on strike. the issue that has them ready to walk off the job. >> the widow of robin williams speaks out about the court case pitting her against the star's children. what she said made her take legal actio

last month the kpix 5 poll showed the incumbent trailing vickie hennessy, a 30 year department veteran. hennessy sure -- served as interim in 2012 when he was suspended over a domestic violence charge. >> on capitol hill paul ryan is pushing comprehensive reform while obama remains in office. the rear -- new leader said in several interviews yesterday, the president can't be trusted on the issue of immigration reform. his decision pushes off any comprehensive overhaul until at least 2017 when president obama is termed out of office. >> and fred thompson -- for thompson has passed away. the republican served in the us congress from 1994 to 2003. he was also a popular actor with his best-known role as arthur branch on law and order for five years, ending his run in 2007. he made a brief run for his party's presidential nomination in 2008 during the primaries. his family says he died in nashville yesterday after a recurrence of lymphoma. he was dead at the age of 73. >>> a whale is back out in open water this morning. >> it had to be free from fishing lines off the southern california coa

they voted out russ mirkarimi and elected vicki hennessy. she becomes the first woman elected in the city's history. hennessy says she will improve communication with the public and other government agencies. probably the most watched election in the bay area last night was the sheriff's race. and the housing referenda in some cisco. airbnb spent millions of dollars in a campaign against proposition f. ktvu fox 2's alex savidge with what the election results mean for the future of san francisco housing. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning to you. even as san francisco faces a tight housing market, the voters decided they did not want to place restrictions on short- term rentals. this was probably one of the most divisive issues on the ballot measure f, which was seen as an anti-airbnb initiative that went down in defeat with 55% of people voting no. that measure would have limited home shares to 75 nights a year. backers of measure f say the growth of short-term rentals is putting a squeeze on people who already are struggling to a

he will be replaced by vicki hennessy. she won with 61% of the vote. john robinson a former lieutenant in the sheriffs department finished third. hennessy was all smiles when she posed for pictures. she held a victory party south of market. well wishers included former mayor ed lee. >> i was a trail blazer in the early days in the sheriffs department and i continue to be one. but i also think it's more important that i am a qualified to be in the position whether i'm a man or woman. >> the tension inside city hall that they really want to consolidate power. that means getting rid of the independent elected sheriff. >> we asked hennessy if she thought mirkarimi mishandled the sanctuary policy. she would only say she has a different interpretation of the policy. one of the most contentious issues is prop f. voters handed the victory to air b & b. it was voted down 55% to 45%. air b & b spent millions on the no campaign that flooded the airways. san francisco voters passed proposition a 73% to 26%. this one needed a two-thirds majority to pass. proposed 1

el perdio la eleccion contra vicki hennessy quien obtuvo un 64 punto 24 por ciento ...xpertos atribuyen la derrota de mirkarimi a ciertos eventos acontecidos duranto su mandato... ricardo ron/analista politico "bueno la eleccion lo hace interesante es los acontecimientos que pasaron en el plano familiar en el actual sheriff previo a su eleccion... y hay gente que considera que por razones de orden personal, no profesionales, no es adecuado que repita en el cargo" la propuesta a, quiza una de las mas importantes para muchos residentes, ya que autorizaria a la ciudad a emitir unos bonos para financiar asi la construccion de viviendas asequibles fue aprobada por casi un 70 por ciento... pero, la proposicion i, la cual suspenderia por 18 meses la construccion de edificios de mas de cinco unidades -que no sean asequibles... ademas de prohibir la demolicion de edificios para su reconstruccion en la mision fue rechazada... los votantes dijeron no en casi un 64 por ciento... algo que lamentan algunos votantes hispanos... raul garcia/votante bueno porque quieren sacar a todos lo

that you would describe vicki hennessy's victory in san francisco as an indication of a , i can't for democrats rasp that. we had a e sheriff, race between two people. her statement about this subject, she said she would view the issues about turning over people on a case-by-case basis. she disagreed, as most of us did work what sheriff -- what the current sheriff did. but i wouldn't, in friendship, think it was a bad night for democrats because vicki hennessy won in san francisco. we're all very proud of her. it was a great victory. and her distinction that she made is to look at each case, one at a time. and i'm pleased that the senate s rejected some of the ill-conceived notions that were around there about sanctuary ities. so what are we going to do with you now? your alma mater, are you going to be nonbiased? >> john boehner represented the istrict where i was from so -- ms. pe he see: congratulations of miami of ohio. >> two unsuccessful vice presidents -- my question is about paul ryan. how do you think he's done in this first week? i mean, it's right out of the gate but how do

former chief deputy sheriff taking hennessy -- vicki hennessy beat him with 61% of the vote. she is the first woman to be elected chair of an san francisco. -- sheriff in san francisco. >>> proposition f lost. we just got the latest numbers from the city and they show that the no side had 55% of the vote in the yes i'd had 44% of the vote. proposition f would've put new restrictions on short-term rentals. the major sponsor of the no campaign was air be in be spent millions of dollars. san francisco mayor edley had no trouble winning reelection with nearly 57% of the vote. six other candidates were running against an. his priorities for his next term our public safety, homelessness and [ indiscernible ] proposition i was defeated 57% to 42%. it a would've -- it would have put a moratorium mostly on condos in the mission district. for more information go to our website, ktvu.com we have the latest election returns on our website. >>> a person in santa clara county has become the first flu death in the state the season. last year health officials received 78 reports of flu relat

he lost to former chief deputy vicki hennessy 61-33%. hennessy got almost twice as many votes.in san francisco, lisa chan, kpix 5. >>> we have a new accident in san jose. watch out for this accident north 101 just before capitol expressway. two lanes of traffic shut down traffic at a crawl approaching the accident scene. we also have "ace" train 3 running about 10 minutes late because of train traffic along the altamont pass. now, westbound 80 at willow is a five-car pile-up blocking the left lane. we have had long delays extending to highway 4. >>> traffic is always bad nowadays. >> that's how it is nowadays. >> clear and cool this morning. mid-40s livermore also san jose and santa rosa. a bit breezy. turning windy late day, northwest winds 10 to 20 gusts to 35. temperatures under 70 degrees everywhere. ditto thursday with increasing clouds we'll call it partly sunny thursday. next chance of rain very light little chance, will be on monday. >> all right. thank you for watching. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning to our viewers in the we

vicki hennessy, former chief deputy sheriff is the main challenger as sheriff ross mirkarimi faced reelection. he has been in the national spotlight for his handling. while you cannot predict turnout at the polls, the trend shows the majority will probably be cast by mail. >> the last time we had more than 50% cast was at the 2008 presidential election. every election since then, more people have voted by mail than voted a the polling places. >> reporter: they've set incompetent a series of web cameras inside the department of elections, so you can watch live streaming of the ballot counting 24 hours through the day, the night and tomorrow. they are expecting the first round of results to start coming in at 8:45 tomorrow night. >> voter in san francisco will also have a chance to weigh in over short term rentals. a group of proposition f supporters descended on the headquarters of air bnb today, which has poured millions of dollars into the no on f campaign. the issue is dividing residents. some benefit from the money they get renting out spare rooms. >> i will lose probably close to 80% of c

. >> reporter: in 2004, heather became san francisco's first female police chief, and now vicki hennessy's first female sheriff. >> city hall looks beautiful in blue. amber, thank you. >>> cold night out there tonight. weather to the north, weather to the south, and we're ride in the middle. light winds, clear skying. cold night. frost advisory in effect for the most of the bay area, except right around berkely, and foster city and redwood city. south bay, you've got that frost advisory, temperatures will be down in the mid-30s, easily, and plenty of frost to contend with in the morning hours. in the north bay, temperatures tomorrow morning, or pardon me, right now, are already down to 42. 43 in windsor. overnight lows, in some areas, 33. you take a peek down san jose, 50 degrees at san jose state university. and 44 in saratoga. a frost advisory in effect tonight. lingers into tomorrow night. tomorrow afternoon's highs just like today. lots of low and mid-60s. a warm up coming your way after tomorrow, and a chance for more rain. we'll see you back here. >>> new information about that hos

we're going to hear from sheriff elect vicki hennessy. she will talk to reporters and then be walking down irving street thanking the public for her landslide victory against incumbent sheriff ross mirkarimi. she says she has a different view on san francisco sanctuary city policy and the relationship with federal immigration agents. >>> presidential candidate hillary clinton continues her bay area fund-raising swing today. she'll make an appearance at a winery in st. helena. wanted to show you a video of a fund-raising luncheon hillary clinton attended yesterday. here's the cars rolling up. after that, she was in the bay area where fundraiser -- for a fundraiser in los altos hills. california has been very good for hillary clinton's campaign. >>> she has so far, not counting today, raised $13.5 million in california. that is six times the individual amounts raised by bernie sanders, marco rubio, and by jeb bush. >> on this particular fund- raising trip, hillary clinton has been shuttling between northern and southern california. she'll b

last month a kpix 5 poll showed ross mirkarimi trailing vicki hennessy. she is a 30 year department veteran. she also served as interim sheriff when ross mirkarimi was suspended over a domestic violence charge. >>> counselors will be on hand at pleasantville high school after a week and accident claimed the lives of two students. the accident happened yesterday morning on franklin county rd. near martinez. kpix 5 jackie ward is life with more on that story. good morning. >>> good morning frank. it's anticipated to be a very sad morning here in pleasant hill. were students are -- where students are trying to overcome grief over losing two fascinates. the 16-year-old driver and soul survivor tells investigators she fell asleep at the wheel as she was driving on site -- franklin county rd. near martinez. the car slammed into a tree, killing teenagers marlee smith -- laura smith and marlee heintz. driver's name has not been released. she is suffering major injuries. >>> the last thing she remembers was being at 60 miles per hour. >> yesterday friends visited

last month a kpix 5 poll showed incumbent ross mirkarimi trailing vicki hennessy.r department veteran and has served as interim sheriff when ross mirkarimi was suspended . >> taking a live look in alameda county were an overturned big break is causing the trouble. this is westbound 580 near greenville this is westbound 580 near greenville rd. no word on the exact cause of the crash but it certainly is not helping the situation. >> gianna has a busy day. roberta has a busy day. >> when that accident happened we were having the severe downpour in the eastern portion of our bay area. it is remarkable because we have already seen up to 6/10 of an inch of rain this morning alone. and where we are seeing ponding in hydroplaning, that has to be problematic for you today. >> especially 580, for the morning drive you can see where we get more cars out there, the delays. it is really causing a big mess. let's go back out to that area. westbound 580 at greenville. they are letting cars through on the shoulder. they are trying to operate one of the big rigs involved in the acc

he's going to be replaced by former chief deputy vicki hennessy. she won with 61% of the vote, almost doubling mirkarimi's total. john robinson came in third. >> hennessy was all smiles last night as she posed for pictures with supporters. she held a victory party at don ramon's south of market. well-wishers included mayor ed lee and former mayor willie brown. hennessy is the first woman to be elected mayor -- elected sheriff in san francisco. >> i was a trailblazer and i continue to be one. but i think it's more important that i am a qualified -- that i am qualified than whether i'm a man or a woman. >> attention that they want to consult a power what that means is getting rid of the independent elected sheriff. >> we specifically asked hennessy if she thought mirkarimi mishandled san francisco's sanctuary city policy and the relationship with federal immigration agents. hennessy says she has a different interpretation of the policy van mirkarimi. >>> voters in san francisco also decided on several controversial housing measures. >> one became the

we're going to hear from sheriff elect vicki hennessy who will talk to reporters before she walks down irving street to thank the public for her landslide victory over incumbent sheriff ross mirkarimi. hennessy says she has a different view on san francisco's sanctuary city policy and the relationship with federal immigration agents. >>> let's check in with sal. what are you keeping an eye on? >> literally right now looking at the chp list to see if there are any problems. so pam, dave, right now we don't have a lot of problems but what we do have is people getting on the road. this is the time when we start seeing an uptick in the volume of traffic. let's go outside and take a look in the east bay. not a lot of stop and go traffic here on highway 24. between walnut creek and oakland. we have that going for us. not anything here going on. i like how nice and quiet it is. a lot of that roadwork has gone and all we have right now are people getting on the road. toll plaza, we have more people here, especially in those cash lanes. at 5:30 is when they turned the metering lights on. then y

incumbent ross mirkarimi is seeking re-election being challenged by vicki hennessy and john robinson.arimi's office has been in the news for alleged misconduct by deputies in jails. so obviously a lot more local issues to break down for you. so stay tuned right here. we are live in san francisco, jackie ward kpix 5. >>> it is going to be an exciting day and kpix 5 will stay on top of all the election results through this evening. just head to cbssf.com to stay connected. >>> first storm of the season moved out of the bay area leaving a big impression. we saw a little bit of everything yesterday from streets flooding in concord to a little bit of lightning in the east bay, as well. i saw some of that. for homeowners in fire ravaged middletown in lake county they hoped the rain wouldn't cause any landslides. no major problems were reported but now they are bracing for the next weather event but i don't think it's coming for a week or so. >> got a little break according to roberta gonzales. >> yeah. a slide chance on the ninth but it's a slight chance then looks like a little more favora

voters chose former deputy sheriff vicki hennessy. she received 61% of the vote. and nearly doubled mirkarimi's vote total. a former lieutenant, john robinson, finished with less than 6% of the vote. hennessy was all smiles as she posed for pictures with supporters. she held a victory party at don ramon restaurant south of market. well-wishers included mayor ed lee and former mayor willie brown. hennessy becomes the first woman ever to be elected sheriff in san francisco. >> i was a trailblazer in the early days and i continue to be one. i think it's also more important that i am a qualified -- i'm qualified to be in the position. >>> the tension inside city hall that they want to consolidate power, what that means is getting rid of independent elected sheriff. >> we specifically asked hennessy if she thought mirkarimi mishandled the sanctuary city policy and relationship with federal immigration agents. hennessy says she has a different interpretation of the policy than mirkarimi. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee was easily reelected. mayor lee won 56% of the vote.

incumbent ross mirkarimi is seeking re-election challenged by vicki hennessy and john robinson.h hennessy and robinson have experience working in the sheriff's department and mirkarimi's office, of course, has been in the news for alleged misconduct by deputies in jail among other scandals. so the polls open at 7 a.m. >> jackie, housing is constantly being debated about in the city. we already talked about prop f. are there any other measures voters should be aware of today? >> in addition to prop f and i, let's talk about prop a for a second. this is a $310 million general obligation bond that's being floated to finance the construction or rehabilitation of 30,000 affordable housing units. people like mayor lee and the entire board of supervisors say this proposition is critical for making san francisco a more affordable place to live. the most vocal opposition group the san francisco green party says this proposition has few restrictions and little oversight on what the money will be spent on. so we'll see what voters decide. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> another

the sheriff is facing off against vicki hennessy, john robertson both former sheriff's department employees. only two input -- incumbent sheriff's have lost reelection in the past 50 years. >> it is something that hasn't happened in 30 years. >>> the 1-2 again, inside corner, the royals, 2015 world champions! >> the kansas city royals won the world series last night. they beat the new york mets 7-2 in 12 innings. the royals came back from behind sending the game into extra innings. they scored five runs in the 12th. kansas city's last title was in 1985. the team says they couldn't be more excited. >> words can't describe how awesome this feels right now. couldn't have done it with a better group of guys. we battled since day one. minor leagues, a lot of us since day one. unbelievable feeling. >> salvador perez was unanimously named the most valuable player. you may remember last year against the giants, perez was the series final out. it was a giants win in the world series. the royals will come home, they will celebrate with a parade and a rally. >>> it is being called the biggest silicon

a new sheriff in battle chef rock more creamy is looking for a second term is going to get to vicki hennessy who back in 2012 was in a share from the city suspended that is one of bristol will follow when the of the proposition proposition f also known as the caribbean the initiative and tried to toughen the rules for short-term rentals and the city it limits the number of parts say if you want one of four housing you need to build more housing many people are not talking about that because they believe he will win by a landslide so many people showing up for offensive this car pulled off will head over there get reactions and of course continue to monitor the elections all day and >>mark: did call the number on your screen also buffeted in one san francisco convoke at santa school city hall. >>darya: for a third student the driver she is scarcely a injured the three girls were friends and classmates at college park high school case of the classmates and killing of falloffs >>vicki liviakis: back here to be singing the national anthem there's a lot of emotion here obviously because of what h

for second term and his ranting against someone who was familiar to san franciscans her name is vicki hennessyhe served as the sheriff in san francisco 2012 to propositions that everyone is talking about one is called proposition f also known and the caribbean the initiative to try to toughen the rules for short-term rentals in the city it limits the number of units it deals with the mission district it tries to temporarily halt luxury housing development in that area of if you want affordable housing is the key issue in san francisco if you want that than you could not stop building from happening and mission district. >>mark: there be 300 and is to voting places all over san francisco until and come to the palm of elections the same to double check the location of replaced it with a buck on to their website of calling the form or your screen is important to know that anyone in san francisco rest of the vote. >>anny hong: the satellite and from some leading to more speculation about what happened and led to the tragedy over to egypt a mysterious heat flash was detected by u.s. satellite when

the city ushered in a new era as vicki hennessy was voted, the first female sheriff in the 164-year historyd ross mirkarimi. she was appointed tore interim when he was suspended in 2012. >>> after airbnb poured millions into defeating proposition f, it was rejected. that measure would have led to new restrictions and higher short-term rental taxes. voters also defeated prop f by a margin of 11 points. cal state university students are going to learn if they can expect teachers and staff to walk off the job. at 10:00 this morning, the union announced result of a strike authorization vote. the strike date is still to be determined. what is not to be determined is the fact that it's a very cold start to your morning on this wednesday. let's check in with kari. >> all this sunshine as we look from mt. hamilton will warm our temperatures slowly through the day. we're right now at 56 degrees in oakland and san francisco. expect highs to warm up another ten degrees or so. we could reach 70 degrees in san martin and san francisco, 65 degrees. napa 69. oakland 68 degrees and livermore expect a high

he's facing vicky hennessey, a former sf sheriff's deputy. hennessy is endorsed by the unions representing sheriff's deputies. murk arinne in recent months has been plagued with the circumstances surrounding the death of kate steinle this past summer. >> in the south bay, not many citywide elections so there's been a light turn out. more than 450,000 registered voters, but the races only affect 44,000 of those voters. >> we have three different contests. one for orchard school district to elect two governing board members. we have the union school district, which has a parcel tax, and then the city of los altos with a bond measure. >> for the first time in santa clara county, voters who cast ballots by mail won't have to pay postage. the county is picking up the tab in an effort to boost voting. our election coverage continues at nbcbayarea.com. click on the local elections results tab on the front page for the updated numbers county by county. you can tune in to the 11:00 newscast tonight for the real time results of the biggest races. >> presidentia

vicky hennessey, the former chief deputy beat out mirkarimi. he's weathered a string of controversies under his leadership. most notably, his interpretation of the sanctuary city policy. hennessy ran a low-key campaign, calling herself an effective manager. vicky hen asea taking over for ross mirkarimi. in san francisco's race for mayor, ed lee was easily elected to mayor. his closest competitor was francisco herrera at 14%. mayor leenentially took over for gavin newson in 2011. this will be his second term. >> the ball in csu's court. the votes are in, and faculty members will go on strike if the university doesn't give them the raise they want. damon trujillo is live where the chancellor visited today. are both sides at least negotiating still? >> they're supposed to be for the next couple of months or so. so we'll see what happens. right now, the faculty is asking for a 5% pay raise. csu is offering 2%. if they do not raise their offer, the professors here say they're ready to strike. >> he spoke about the future of the csu system, leading the way in innovation and sustainability, but the chancellor couldn't avoid the elephant in the room. the csu system's 26,000 professors

as former chief deputy vicive vicki hennesy took the victory 61-33%. hennessy'ste almost doubled mirkarimis. >> i'm relieved it's done. it's been, um, a great surge over the last few weeks in particular. we have had an amazing band of volunteers and just people kind of come out of the woodwork. >> reporter: voters also rejected prop f which is a victory for airbnb. this would have legitimated short-term rentals to 75 days a year and require the hosts to live there. neighbors would have to be notified when a new airbnb opens and hosts to break the rules could have faced lawsuits from neighbors and get banned from using the airbnb website. with a 55-45 vote it failed. measure i was rejected 57-33%. this would have stopped market rate development in the mission area until 2017. but measure d passed with 73% of voters approval. now, this clears the way for the san francisco giants development project just south of the stadium. live at san francisco city hall, lisa chan, kpix 5. >>> big changes are coming to san francisco's busy powell street. the city's transportatio

vicki hennesy ousting ross mirkarimi with 61% of the vote. mirkarimi's term was plagued with scandal paving the way for hennessy's victory. and aaron peskin is back on the board of supervisors defeating incumbent julie christiansen. his victory could tip the balance of power at city hall giving progressives the majority. now what message did the votessers send? phil matier is here to break it down and what was a big day in san francisco. >> reporter: it was. and let's get personal real quick. the big message was to ross mirkarimi, the sheriff in one term a former supervisor just didn't measure up with voters. two out of one said no dice. you're going to be replaced. now, ross mirkarimi has had personal and professional scandal but for a while he had been seen as a threat to mayor ed lee. that's not in the cards. on the housing front hot button issue in the entire bay area. how to keep the place affordable. well, a couple of measures. may lee's $310 million bond to build more affordable housing, 7 out of 10 voters said yes reaching into their own pockets to say we are willing to pay tax to build more affordable housing. "a

. >>> newly elected san francisco sheriff vicki hennesy says she wants to improve the relations with immigration and customs enforcement officials. hennessy'slan comes after an illegal immigrant fatally shot and killed a woman near the ferry building in july. this replaces a policy from current sheriff ross mirkarimi who prohibited sheriff's deputies from contacting i.c.e. >>> a panel looking at santa clara county jails is in jeopardy even before it meets for the first time tomorrow. the commission is examining how inmates are treated after an alleged deadly beating. but now, commission head ladoris cordell questions whether it can be effective. that's because county supervisors are hiring a litigation consultant to do its own investigation reportedly with more access. >>> tennis superstar serena williams serving up swift justice on the streets of san francisco. on wednesday night, a man stole her phone off her table she chased him. andria borba went to the mission where it happened. >> reporter: the foiled cell phone caper happened with surveillance cameras reporting. the victim none other than the 21-time grand slam champion. the villain,

vicki hennessey 161% of the vote , almost double what he received. he has been in the national spotlight after the shooting and his handling of the sanctuary policy. tennessee -- hennessyf in san francisco. mayor ed lee was easily reelected. he had no major opposition. he had a low-key campaign. another victory for the mayor last night was the passage of proposition april which was -- a which was a bond measure. >>> possible solutions for a problem that was felt bay area wide. >> they approved affordable housing but not [ indiscernible ] prop d and prop k also pass. prop f was voted down as well as prop i. >>> we are taking 4 minutes during "the four on 2" to ask what is next. >> we welcome back peter [ name indiscernible ] with the community housing organizations. and also tim with the housing coalition. i know you were part -- a fan of the mission moratorium. is this the end of the mission district? >> no, it's not the end of the mission district or the fight. it's important to realize these issues don't go away when you win or lose on november 3. obviously what is driving the activism is the fact that the mission district is changing dramatically. there was a report