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if you don't vote in this primary. it matters. >> showdown for the u.s. senate. can a former baseball star knock out a democrat and advance to the next round. >> tonight it's the story of some familiar faces trying new roles and some new faces trying to shake up bay area politics. >> from cbs news bay area, this is voter's decide. >> good evening, welcome to cbs news bay area special election coverage, and we can begin with a cbs news projection in the california senate race. it will be democrat adam schiff and republican steve garvey, the two top vote getters are going to be squaring off come november. >> and this is super tuesday. california is among 16 states casting ballots. both biden and trump are big winners. now, neither able to clinch the nomination tonight, but the stage is just about to be set for november. good evening, i'm devin fehely. >> and i'm juliette goodrich. >> hello, i'm sara donchey. so we have a team of reporters

here in the bay area and across california keeping up with all of this. plus we are checking in with the cbs news election data desk as we get more insights on how california voters are feeling and how they're weighing in. >> well, let's get right to it. it's been an eventful night. one of the most expensive and closely watched races is the open u.s. senate seat in california. so that was held by the late senator dianne feinstein. so let's take a look at the numbers right now. the check marks on this graphic, they really tell the story tonight. so adam schiff, 36.4%, steve garvey at 29.4%. congressman adam schiff the former dodgers and steve garvey, the two headed far general election showdown. what's become interesting, though, is that the schiff campaign, when we were expecting to hear from adam schiff, we heard a lot more from some protesters. so let's get to katie. katie, what did you see? what did you hear? what went down? >> reporter: so, juliette, adam schiff took the stage just before 10:00, and he barely got

into the introduction of his acceptance speech when we started hearing some shouting. then a round of chants came from throughout the crowd. there were a number of protesters who were scattered throughout the crowd. they started shouting ceasefire now, ceasefire now. adam schiff stopped his speech and acknowledged the fact that he wanted to live in an america and wanted to support a country where that type of protest was allowed. when the protesters did not stop their chants to let schiff continue, his supporters then started chanting his name, adam, adam, adam, to drown out those ceasefire now protesters. eventually, schiff was able to continue. let's go ahead and take a look at a little bit of what happened here just moments ago. now, adam schiff tried to continue his speech but kept getting drowned out by all of

these protesters. security did remove some of them, but there were so -- >> ceasefire now. ceasefire now. ceasefire now. >> thank you. . >> reporter: now schiff was able to eventually continue his speech many what, even though it was being interrupted. here's what he had to say about his victory tonight. >> ceasefire now. ceasefire now. ceasefire now. >> thank you. . >> reporter: now, the other surprising event of tonight is that republican steve garvey was the second highest vote

getter. that means it will be schiff versus garvey going into the general election in november. now, one thing that's going to be difficult for garvey is that a republican has not won a statewide race in california since 2006 when then governor arnold schwarzenegger won re-election but he said tonight he's hopeful. >> your vote was your shared belief with me that california is no longer the heartbeat of america. sadly it's just a murmur. now, we have challenges to face up to like closing the boarder and responsibilities to live up to like helping the homeless off the streets and a pathway back to their dignity. and then if we do those things and more, our best days will be ahead of us with california once again being that vibrant heartbeat of america. >> reporter: now, you can see

from everything that happened tonight just how important this race is. that's because this senate seat has not been open in almost 40 years. dianne feinstein, the late dianne feinstein held this seat since the early '90s. now it's a schiff/garvey campaign. schiff does have the upper hand, not just because he's a democrat, but also because of some key endorsements that he's already received, including from then speaker of the house nancy pelosi, which has allowed him to raise more money in terms of campaign contributions than any of the other candidates in this race. he is going into this general election with a war chest of more than $30 million, jules? >> katie, i might add, you know, you had a front row seat to this entire evening, and it really seemed like the schiff camp was taken off guard when these protesters came about, so what were your thoughts when you were sitting there watching that and how they just kind of overtook his speech and he looked like he was just caught

off guard? >> reporter: it was interesting, because just a few minutes earlier when he came out on stage, this room was almost electric. you could feel a buzz. people were so excited to be here and feel like they had a front row seat to our democracy at work. and then they really did, because these protesters seemingly came out of nowhere. and we did not see any signs. we did not see any evidence that there was going to be a problem tonight. like i said, we heard some shouting just from one person, and i looked back at our photographer, rick, and i said what was that. because everything is so loud here. and then we heard the chanting. and that's when everyone just looked stunned, including schiff himself, who you can see tried to say something about the fact that he believes in people's right to protest. and he wants to make sure that we live in an america where that

is not only accepted but allowed still by our constitution. i think when people started to get frustrated, especially his supporters, was when he was not able to continue with his victory speech. that's when the supporters started drowning out the protesters, chanting adam, adam, adam. and a number of times schiff tried to continue, tried to thank his family and supporters, but what ended up happening is it was just starting and stopping because of those counterprotesters, and eventually they were taken out of the theater and schiff left the stage. >> yeah, i was going to say, this just happened within the last half hour. look how quickly it cleared out, and clearly it was something for the camera as he took the stage. all right, katie nielsen, katie, thank you for that update and that report and your firsthand look there. so let's get right up to the end of all of this. east bay congressman barbara lee was really working the phones all

evening trying to get that support. and da lin joining us now from the headquarters there. and i know that she has -- she has left. she's not going to be participating in any events tonight, is that right? >> reporter: that's correct. we're here in downtown oakland where there's a joint watch party for representative barbara lee and latifah simon. simon, obviously, running to succeed that seat. lee's volunteers, they're here, but lee says she will not attend any watch party tonight. instead, she's flying back to washington, d.c., to do some work. now, she's obviously disappointed with the outcome of this race, coming in at fourth place. now she -- her campaign actually sent a statement shortly after the polls closed saying that they will wait and let every vote be counted, but at this point cbs news is projecting barbara lee will not advance to the general election. and as you mentioned, juliette, she was working hard

with her volunteers at her downtown campaign office making phone calls. they were phone banking all the way until 8:00 until the polls closed. and we got to talk to her briefly. she made herself briefly available to the press. here's what she said. >> polls are driven by money. and we all know that. and we believe that what we're doing -- and we know what we're doing is not poll tested necessarily, but we know we have the people on our side, and we're just getting them to the polls now. we have to get the public financed in the campaigns. you see the disparity in the money. come on, the establishment money doesn't go to a black, progressive woman. we have people who have never donated to campaigns before who believe in our campaign and what we're doing and how we really want to make life better for everyone in california and who wants peace in the world. >> reporter: she only took two

questions from the press. we did ask her what are your future plans. she did not want to answer that question. and latifah simon was there at that campaign office as well, and they chatted. she actually handed a baton to latifah simon, who she obviously endorsed, and simon is here to give me a quick update on that. that's the 12th congressional district. simon is the front-runner right now. she's got 42% of the vote. coming in second is jennifer tran at 17%. so at this point, obviously, there'll be updated report, but it looks like it'll be simon and jennifer tran barring any changes that will head into the november general election. but again, the third place vote getter is not too far behind, so that second place vote can fluctuate. for now live near downtown oakland, i'll send it back to you, juliette. >> da, thank you for that.

let's turn to sara now where we're talking about public safety issues in san francisco among other things. >> this was a really interesting result in san francisco because it was sort of a way to gauge where voters in the city are feeling. they're deciding on how to handle the city's drug crisis for one. prop f is somewhat of a controversial measure, incredibly controversial we should say. it was put forth by mayor london breed, and the premise behind this proposition is it would require mandatory drug screenings for those receiving cash assistance from the city. so look -- let's look at the latest numbers right now. this is an overwhelming show of support from voters for proposition f vogting in favor. obviously, more votes to be counting, but those early numbers show this has a very, very good chance of passing. this is measure c a one-time real estate transfer tax. a narrower margin there but a

commanding victory so far. there is also prop e, which would give police more powers in san francisco, including access to more cameras to drones, surveillance technology. it would lift restrictions on police pursuits in the city. this is also a big victory for those who are campaigning for proposition e as a way to make the city safer. 61% of voters supporting it at this time. lauren toms has been monitoring that measure and will have more later in the hour. moving to prop a, the $300 million bond measure that would go toward affordable housing up supporters say it will build new home, critics worry the money wouldn't be efficiently used. 67% of voters voting for measure a. prop b, the so-called cop tax, it would set minimum staffing levels for sfpd and create a fund for recruits. how it was paid for seemed to be the sticking point. it would be paid for a

future unspecified tax. voters did not like that. 66% of voters voting that one down. and prop d would strengthen the city's ethics laws. perhaps the least controversial measure closing loopholes to prevent corruption, 88% of voters said they wanted this put in place. so certainly a lot going on here. probably not the best night for progressive voters in the city of san francisco. this shows a strong moderate streak running through city politics once again. >> you know, if you think of a ballot in some ways as a representative of a community's values, you've got education, public safety, the city's drug crisis, housing, and other issues all on the ballot tonight. >> we do, but do we have all of the voters? that's my question. i'd like to see. we have much more ahead here on kpix 5, also pix+ and kpix.com on this super tuesday election special. don't go away. >> we'll be right back.

and welcome back to voter's decide. you decide, and here we are live from our virtual election set. we go to the south bay now. it is a wide open race for congress. it's happening in district 16, which covers part of the peninsula and the south bay. so the seat is held by congresswoman anna

eshoo, who is retiring after more than 30 years. so here are the list of candidates that we have right now to show you there are 11 candidates in the running to take her seat. to the leader right now is sam liccardo. as you can see, 22.6%. mayor sam liccardo in the lead, and then we'll advance to the general election in november, you see joe simitian at 18.4%, evan low, and peter otaki following there. a close, close second for evan low and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian so. we have team coverage right now. our len ramirez is live at joe simitian's watch party, but let's start off with max darrow live at sam liccardo's campaign in campbell, max? >> reporter: juliette, the energy here has really picked up throughout the evening. the watch party's basically over by now. most people have started to take off, but former mayor sam liccardo, he's still here talking to supporters. he's right over here, and he's been here all throughout the evening. he spoke to the audience about 8:30 this evening. after 10:00 now, and

he's still here mingling with his supporters. obviously, it's been a good start to the night for the former mayor of san jose being at the top of the list of candidates to replace anna eshoo. one of the things that former mayor liccardo leaned into was his willingness and ability to work across the aisle that. does seem to be resonating with some of his supporters. listen to this. >> that kind of work takes a lot of effort, but it also takes a willingness to be able to put your battles aside, put down the weapons, and actually work on solutions. >> i've seen sam work across the aisle in san jose with the chamber and i just think he'd be great. i think he'd do a wonderful job for us. and i think that he will always remember the people that have supported him and the people from san jose, and that's who he'll be there for. >> reporter: so he also credits his ability to make the jump to

the next level being in national politics versus local politic, having governed a city with more than a million people, san jose, for more than two terms as the mayor of san jose. he cites experience working with others who did not necessarily support him over his tenure to still get things done here in san jose. some of the big priorities he mentioned were helping address the homelessness crisis and then also the high cost of living. and he says he would like to do that both here and at the national level as these aren't just san jose and southern -- and the south bay specific issues. these are iesh yous that a lot of communities throughout america are dealing with. he's right now in first place, but there's still a long way to go. many more precincts to report. we're going to go over to len ramirez live with the guy who's in the second spot right now, joe simitian. he's live in palo alto at that watch party. len, what's going on over there? >> reporter: well, max, it has been a very festive evening for

supporters of joe simitian in palo alto. he handed out milkshakes to all of his supporters. probably 2 00 to 300 people crowded into this restaurant here to greet joe and to talk and watch the results as they came in. he's running a very close second right now to sam liccardo, and he is running despite being outspent by just about all of the top vote getters in this election. at least three others outspent joe simitian, but here he is in second place. now, he said he would have no trouble pivoting to national issues after being a supervisor and state senator here in california for all those years. >> thank you. thank you. and on day one we're going to restore

a woman's right to choose reproductive freedom. we're going to press forward farther and faster on climate change here in the united states and around the globe. we're going to make sure that everyone in this country has access to affordable healthcare and keeps themselves healthy and well, including bringing down the price of prescription drugs. and finally, i want to say, we're going to be mindful of the need that everyone feels to be economically secure. for some that'll mean the safety net. for others it will mean medicare and social security. for still others, it'll mean a strong economy with good paying jobs and job training to make sure people are ready to take those good paying jobs on with a decent, livable wage. >> reporter: and so joe simitian has a lot of work to do between now and november if he is the second place finisher

tonight to make a runoff. sam liccardo is a very formidable opponent, and he is not shying away from that race. he thinks his record stacks up very nicely against mr. liccardo if it is those two in the runoff because we do have many more precincts left to count near santa clara county. but it's looking good right now for joe simitian, native son of palo alto in a celebratory mood here tonight. back to you in the studio. >> len ramirez, thank you. appreciate it. >> all right, still a lot more ahead, including exit polling from california voters who are putting their support behind donald trump. >> and a historic race in the south bay. a community flexing its political muscle. we'll be right back.

all right, welcome back. in san jose, mayor matt mahan is up for re-election again. and if that seems quick, that's because it is. he took office two years ago, but voters decided to change the election calendar. they're holding the mayor's race in the same year as the presidential elections, and the goal was greater turnout and engagement. mahan is being challenged by tyrone wade, a retired marriage and family crisis counselor. we see some of the results in, mayor mahan had an overwhelming 87% of the vote tonight, which you would likely expect. he's holding a watch party in san jose tonight. here's another notable difference. unlike other runoff races, the contest for the mayor's office will be decided tonight because there is only two candidates in the running, guaranteeing that one of them will get more than 50% of the vote. as we just saw a

moment ago, incumbent mayor matt mahan got 87% of the vote that has been tallied at least thus far, sara? >> i'm taking it one day at a time. san jose needs to get back to basics. what our residents are telling us is that while there are many things we want to do in government, there are a few things we must do. we must rebuild our police department and make our community safer. we must get faster, more efficient, more creative on how to get people into basic, dignified shelter. we've got to ensure a city that's clean, an easier place to do business. >> cindy chavez wrapping up her term. 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.

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from cbs news bay area this is voter's decide. >> and welcome back. we begin this half hour with the two men you will be hearing a lot about in the next few months. cbs news is projecting congressman adam schiff and former dodger star steve garvey heading to the general election in november. >> and happy to welcome you to inside of our virtual election studio. we're watching the races around california and the bay area, but first let's get an update on the national picture. >> all right, nominating contest in 16 state, and for the most part, this one is going according to script. a big night for both joe biden and donald trump. >> but we begin here at home. cbs news projecting donald trump will cruise to an easy victory in california. trump walking away with about three quarters of the vote, 75%. nikki haley managing only on

20%. >> and a look at the map, trump with wins from coast to coast, but take a close look at the northeast. nikki haley did manage to eke out a win in vermont that. means she has won the state and -- that state and the district of columbia. >> okay, joe biden winning even bigger in california. this was really never in doubt, so let's take a look at the numbers that are coming in. you can see right here, our most important issues on the board here, and joseph biden, obviously, president biden, 88.4%, and marianne williamson at 2.8%. okay, so very little suspense on the democratic side, clearly. so let's go ahead to cbs news projections show president biden cruising on super tuesday and cbs news director of the elections and surveys is with us right now, anthony salvanto joining us. anthony, all right, any surprises that you've been tracking tonight? give us kind of the ins and the outs that you've been seeing.

>> hey there, juliette. i don't know if you'd call it a surprise, but i am going to lead with this. when we asked california voters what's the most important issue facing the state, cost of living, followed by homelessness and immigration, but that's really important because then you go look at how those folks voted, well, take a look at this. the democrats split the vote there. so for folks who thought cost of living is most important, schiff and porter were really close. so they split that vote. but then you go and you look, okay, for folk who is said immigration was most important, steve garvey got the lion's share of that. and that's important, because immigration, it's seen as important across the board, but really for republicans it's been a central issue. and what that all does is it starts the narrative as we head into november. steve garvey might be campaigning on things like immigration. maybe you'll see schiff and the democrats talking more about the economy or cost of living. so you see

in the exit polls now a little bit of a foreshadowing of what the campaign might start to be about as we head towards november, guys. >> all right, thanks so much, devin? >> all right thank you so much. i'm here with donna crane from san jose state university. let's talk about california a little bit, the senate race here in california. we saw a short time ago that adam schiff was trying to basically give a victory speech tonight. he was at the podium when there was a coordinated or spontaneous, really doesn't matter, chant that rose up from amongst the crowd calling for an immediate ceasefire. and it kind of derailed his speech. talk to me about that issue and perhaps, you know, concerns that some of those voters may not vote for him, may not vote because they care about that issue so much. >> right, well, much in the same way that there is a big unknown for donald trump on the republican side of the presidential, i think there is

a big unknown factor on the democratic side for joe biden. and that is the israel/gaza situation. if that continues to run hot, joe biden has a problem with the democratic coalition. and some voters could simply decide to stay home. and if it cools down, perhaps they'll have a little more confidence. >> some of the protesters we have heard from, especially on the pro-palestinian side of this very deeply polarizing issue, have said this issue is of enough singular importance to us that we may not give our vote to the democrat even though we are democrat leading. >> mm-hmm. and we are seeing some examples of that start to percolate up in states. for example, michigan has the option for voters in the democratic primary to tick uncommitted or noncommitted. and though that's they're registering a protest vote there. they're sending a

warning to the democratic party, the democratic potential nominee that they may sit home. that remains a big issue for joe biden. it's also worth saying that this is also -- represents a generational break that, you know, joe biden came of age in politics at a time when u.s. support for israel was unquestioned. that is very different when you talk to younger generations. my generation and younger, my students, have a completely different impression and opinion about events in the middle east and joe biden is going to have to be really adept to try to manage this situation. >> you were talking earlier about some of the things that will likely decide some of these very consequential races, the senate race, the presidential race in november. you were talking about voters who were undecided or persuadable. you were also talking about voters on both sides who might just sit it out. we hear about that every single presidential election cycle but give us a sense, is there any way to kind of gauge how many of these people for

whom this is the singular issue of importance who might sit out as a result of that. >> that is a really hard thing to measure. we can take some rough estimates by some of these early primary sort of protest options when they're allowed on the ballot, but it's very imprecise. and it's also -- it's really important to remember that we have eight months between now and election day, and that is a lifetime in politics. you know, there will be lot of issues that feel like they're make or break today that won't be come november. just, i mean, think back to covid and how every six weeks it felt like, you know, we had a very different and very strong opinion about something. not suggesting it's quite like covid, but you know, we can see how much things will change. it's hard to know, but it's out there bubbling. >> the 10,000-foot view, this is a deeply divided, polarized

country, so however many it is, people that disengage from the process and don't vote and sit it out, it makes a difference. >> 70,000 votes in 2016 spread in exactly the right states made the difference between hillary clinton being president and donald trump being president. >> donna crane, thank you so much for your analysis and insight throughout the evening tonight. let's send it back to jules. >> all right, devin and donna, thank you. so there is only one state proposition on the ballot this time around. governor newsom's proposition one addressing the state's mental health and homeless crisis. so the measure has two parts, as you can see right now. actually, it's pretty close, prop one right now. there's no clear one leading it, but obviously those in favor have more, 52.5%, allowing the state to borrow $6.3 billion to buy more drug and mental health facilities and affordable housing. it would massively overhaul how the state spends

existing money and the battle to end the homeless crisis. the argument against prop one, that it could divert billions away from already effective mental health services so. we have a lot more ahead, as you can see. the returns coming in right now. too early to call on a lot of these propositions and the measures here in the bay area. >> but we are getting a much clearer picture. we will have more information after this quick break.

welcome back to our special election night coverage in san francisco. voters are strongly backing two public safety measures that hone in on law enforcement in particular. so let's start with prop e. prop e would give police more powers, including access to more surveillance camera, facial recognition technology. it would lift restrictions on police chases in the city. and right now with a good amount of the vote in, 61% of voters are in support of this, sending a strong message that they want police to have more tools to fight crime. then we have prop b, which called for an increase in police staffing. it's a so-called cop tax this. one squarely being rejected by

voters tonight. a huge margin here. 66% of voters say they want nothing to do with this. and there is an interesting backstory to this one. so we want to get you more information on these measures. lauren toms has been following this proposition and what it means for the city of san francisco. kelsi also following the other proposition here that comes to law enforcement. lauren, i want to start with you. what does this mean here? what are voters saying that they want with this vote in favor of prop e? >> yeah, i think quite blatantly, voters in san francisco are saying that they're fed up with crime. they want some kind of solution. and this was the solution that mayor london breed came up with. it's backed not only by mayor london breed but also mayoral candidates daniel lurie and mark ferrell. and again, it's just showing this huge public safety divide that we're seeing in san francisco. prop e again focuses on expanding police power, allowing police to obtain more advanced technologies that supporters say would put them on par with other departments across the country. it would also expand their authority to conduct car

chases, police pursuits in the city. and i'm getting a little bit of reaction from both supporters and opponents of these -- of this proposition. earlier i spoke with a former police commissioner who was very staunchly against proposition e. take a listen to what she had to say. >> it's not going to yield a decrease in crime. it's not going to yield an increase in community safety. instead, it's really a mismatch of old and bad policies that this city rejected decadesing ago. >> reporter: daniel lurie saying in a statement, the voters spoke clearly in passing it to hold repeat offenders accountable, tactics that should have been employed years ago and mayor london breed, response so far of prop e, said, quote, by supporting the work of police, expanding our use of technology, and getting officers out from behind their

desks and on to our streets, we will make san francisco a safer city. so, sara, a clear divide in this case. now, the one thing that i should mention is that the funding in this case has been really, really interesting. like i said, it's backed by mayor london breed, but daniel lurie has been a huge funder of this, showing voters that he is going to be really strong on public safety. also backed by pretty significant tech executives. funding in support of prop e has garnered more than $1 million. opponents of prop e say that overpolicing and surveillance tactics work against citizens, particularly citizens of color here in san francisco. so a lot of disappointment from the no on prop e campaign tonight. >> it'll be interesting to see how this ties into the mayoral race and what idealogies this suggests people are looking for in the leader of san francisco. i also want to talk to you, kelsi, about prop b, which we both agree is a little bit

complicated in terms of how it's funded. voters are not happy with this one. they are squarely rejecting this so far, the early numbers show it is being strongly defeated tonight. what are voters saying with that sort of message here? >> yeah, it's interesting, because you talk about how the mayor supported prop e, well, the mayor was against prop b, so it does seem like voters are kind of siding with the mayor in a lot of these propositions here in san francisco. prop b, like you said, very complicated. the way that prop b was worded, it looked to increase police staffing over the next five years, but if and only if voters voted on some sort of future tax or amended some sort of current funding. so opponents of this dubbed it a cop tax, saying that essentially what it is doing or what it would have done would force people to pay more in taxes to fund for a fully

policed police department. so the voters, what they're doing or saying here with these numbers voting no on this by almost double the amount, is that it's not that they don't want a fully staffed police department, they actually do want a fully staffed police department. they want it faster, and they want it using the current money that we already have in the general fund here in the city and not create another tax to fund that. >> and then there are the more progressive voters who think that adding to the police department is not the answer. most people, like you said, probably are taking issue with the funding element of this, but there are voters out there who think that adding to the police department is not the answer in terms of achieving public safety. there's such a big debate in the city about how we get to public safety and it being a multifaceted issue, but it definitely seems like people had a lot to say about both of these issues. and you know, b, it shows that people were, perhaps, reading a little bit more closely in between the

lines and not just at the surface level that says, okay, more police. it does seem like that could have been a big issue for voters who were looking more closely into this. >> yeah, and you know, i don't think we can forget the whole defund the police thing. people who don't want more police on the street. that was only a few years ago that those measures passed. so now we're seeing really the opposite effect. we're seeing people going back and wanting to fund the police. they're seeing all of the issues with crime around the city. a lot of the opponents of prop b are these kind of neighborhood safety groups that have popped up over the past couple of years that are really pushing for not only more funding for police, more staffing for police, more technology for police like we've seen in some of the other measures here tonight. so there clearly is this push by what we've been kind of calling moderate democrats all night to make public safety really kind of the number one issue on the ballot here in san francisco. and they made their

opinions known. >> yeah, the pendulum has swung the other way. hard to imagine something like prop e passing just four years ago. >> right? >> all right, lot to unpack there. devin, let's go to you now. >> all right, thank you, sara. all right, so a fascinating night tonight. we've got a number of issues, as you've been talking about, that are on the ballot. also a number of hotly and very closely watched races. a number of local state senator seats are opening up. nancy skinner, who represents oakland, berkeley, the east bay, she has termed out and among the candidates trying to replace her are oakland city councilmember cobb. the mayor has 32% of the vote. he and dan cobb, at this point at least, with the votes that are in, are going to be matched up in a november election. in the north bay, there is a race to replace state senator bill john. his successor is going to face challenges around wildfire, housing, and other issues.

looks like we've got christopher got about 28% of the vote. tom has 27%. that's what it is right now. there's about half of the precincts at least at this point, 51%, are reporting so far. in contra costa county, candidates are vying for steve glazer's seat. glazer has been an outspoken critic of b.a.r.t. and in particular of the management of the transit agency's finances and budget, especially during the pandemic and its aftermath. there's only two candidates, that's tim grayson and marisol rubio. shifting now to marin county where there's been quite a stir about san anselmo's measure f. this would allow the small town to withdraw from their local flood control district which they joined after the new year's eve flooding of 2005. now, supporters say the measure has not done very much to actually prevent or to lessen the risk of flooding in that area.

another frustration for people living in that community is that the district wants to tear down a bridge over the san anselmo creek due to safety concern, but that spot is actually turned into a very popular outdoor plaza for locals, and they don't want to see it go. opponents of the measure say that homeowners would still have to pay a fee to the district for the next three years even if the town withdraws. and for a look at the results of measure f, we've got 63% of the vote right now saying that they do want to withdraw from the flood control district. 37% at this point saying no. so a wide margin of victory, at least that's what it appears. and they actually say about 100% of the precincts are reporting there, so we're pretty sure that they are going to -- that the voters have voted to withdraw from the flood control district. in larkspur a rent increase of 7% in that city. right now sit a very razor thin margin 50 and

change percent for, yes, 49.8%. it does look as if about -- it says 100% of the precincts are in, so maybe those numbers will hold, but that is a wafer thin margin at least at this point. let's go ahead and send it over to jules. >> all right, devin, thank you. so let's go to almada county now, where there has been a lot of talk about recalling public officials. measure b would update the rules for how those recalls are conducted. so let's take a look right now. as you can see, those in favor of changing the recall rules having it go to the state rules, let's see, they were 63.5%, those saying no right now, 36.5%. so right now as we speak, when we have this measure b, there's already an affirmed way to recall d.a. pamela price. in fact, those who want to see her out of office delivered petition this is week. measure b would bring the county's election process in line with the state's. so for example, it changes the rules on who can collect

signatures and how many signatures are needed. also, a lot of decisions on the ballot today about schools and education across the bay area. in san francisco, for example, voters are deciding whether public schools should offer algebra one to eighth grade students. let's take a look, measure g, there you go, overwhelmingly 83.9% in favor of getting algebra back on that curriculum for eighth grade. let's see 16.1% saying no. maybe they didn't do well in math, i don't know. right now students can only start taking it in high school, even if they feel they're ready for it earlier. so this policy was enacted ten years ago with the intention of closing an equity gap among students, but critics say it had the opposite consequences and students are now just falling behind. prop g isn't binding, but sfusd is taking notice. the district recently decided to change its policy and will start offering algebra one to some eighth graders. all right, let's head

over to hayward now. talking about measure i. $550 million bond that advocates are saying needed to upgrade aging schools and classrooms. opponents saying the true cost and exact projects that would be covered by this measure are just too vague. so if we take a look at the numbers, okay, for changing the school, adding the school bond, 63.l % kind of overwhelmingly right now approving that, and 36.2% saying a clear no. so we'll keep following that one as well. lot of measures, a lot of bonds, a lot of education, recall, a lot on the plate right now. >> yeah, it's an exciting half hour and hour to come because so many numbers are coming in. more precincts reporting. we'll bring you all the updates in just a minute. stay with us.

i'm hopeful that i can make it into that top two. this district showed that 11 individuals dedicated themselves to run for congress, especially in a time of such division and divisiveness, and yet we had exceptional candidates who are answering the call for service. i'm honored and proud to have this opportunity to earn the trust and the vote of as many voters as possible. >> and that is assemblyman evan low, who's currently in third place in the race to replace congresswoman anna eshoo. this one is a race for second place. >> so it looks like former san jose mayor sam liccardo is moving on to the general election. evan low is behind joe simitian, who is in second place by less than 2,000 votes. this is a close one. we're going to have to keep our eye on this throughout the evening. >> and we want to end this hour with a look at the race for the

u.s. senate. this race breaking down just like the most recent polling suggested. adam schiff and steve garvey will square off in november. a disappointing night for both katie porter and east bay congresswoman barbara lee. >> yeah, so a lot really to unpack there in terms of the success of a republican in that race and perhaps democrats splitting the vote there a little bit. >> oh yeah, absolutely. i mean, there was a number of people that were in that race. the democratic vote split amongst a number of candidates, but what we got ultimately was democrat and republican. >> absolutely. >> all right, thanks for joining us. the next half hour we're going to do back to southern california for a live report. more on the protest that - lift the clouds off of... - virtual weather, only on kpix and pix+.

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