Public Health Officials, dont eat the crab. A toxin has been found in crabs along the coast. And crab season may be put on hold. What is the problem and what happens next . I can tell you the crabbers are ready to go a week from saturday. You can see the crab pots stacked high. Its not just the crabbers that are impacted by this, the restaurants that sell the crab and certainly those who consider crab part of their thanksgiving celebration. The crab season means huge money for Fishermans Wharf restaurants. At this recent, the thought of no fresh local crab hits hard. Now we are getting our fresh crabs from washington or oregon area is not the same. The prices can be a little bit more up compared to if it is crab season which goes down the price. Health officials have found acid from crab from oregon to santa barbara. It is a toxin found in a large and mysterious algae bloom. The symptoms are nausea to headache and at Strong Enough levels can be deadly. We are tied to the port and the bills continue to mount. Tom takes people out of halfmoon bay on his boat to bring in what many love to have on their thanksgiving table. We have two unusual warm water years and some red tides. We honestly felt like we would have a good season this year. But if the crab isnt safe to eat no one wants to see people get sick. While crab is popular around thanksgiving, a shortage will interfere with his diet. My mom grew up on the beach and likes to cook seafood and crab is part of our meal every day. Reporter state Health Officials are testing the crabs off the coast of california and when the toxin levels drop they will give the aokay. Whether that is in time for the start of the crab season, a lot of people up and down the coast are waiting for those results. Live in San Francisco, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. Our other top tree, its Election Night in the bay area. As we speak the ballots are being counted. . San francisco, 100 of the precincts are reporting. There are some decisions to set the precedent around the bay area and the country. The sheriff is out. The results released 30 minutes ago. Vicki hennessey will be the new sheriff. She won by double digits. This is the end of a bizarre chapter in San Francisco politics. The outgoing sheriff was criticized for his interpretation of the city policy and Domestic Abuse scandal. Two high profile housing fights in San Francisco have been debated leading up to the vote. And were talking about proposition f which lost tonight 55 to 45 . And looking at the numbers with 100 precincts reporting. It would limit the number of days that a private housing unit can be rented out to the public. This is a contentious proposition and hotly debated one too. It is, jessica. Prop f proposed a crackdown on hosts and rental platforms. People want to rent out their homes freely to make money. People living in the neighborhoods where it is happening is changing the houses into hotels changing the neighborhood feel. It would have required platforms like airbnb to stop listing units or face penalties. People on both sides are passion nalt about prop f. It was extreme and would have taken away the right to share your home as well as encourage neighbors to spy on each other. Short term rentals have devoured our Housing Stock and regular tenants no longer have apartments to live in. And they are being rented to tourists. The San FranciscoControllers Office says that the city collects between 10 and 15 million a year in hotel taxes paid by short term rental units. Airbnb spent a lot of money on the campaign to defeat prop f. People on both sides say they agree there is a housing crisis but dont agree on the solution. All precincts reporting for proposition i. That did not pass. This was a closely watched housing prop. It would have halted development of luxury housing in the mission are district for 18 months but that is not going to happen. Not much fanfare in this race. But the highest profile mayor wins in a landslide tonight. Ed lee has been guiding the city through a tech boom and the housing crisis. Look at the numbers. Mayor lee will be elected to a second term. 56 of the votes he gets. He took over for gavin newsom in 2011. And aaron peskin has reclaimed his seat beating out two opponents. 100 of the precincts rereporting there. You can check out the collections on www. Nbcbayarea. Com. We also have complete coverage tomorrow morning at 4 30. A popular place to shoot guns but the fate of an east bay shooting range is up in the air. A discussion between the supporters and opponents of the gun club. Its been around for more than 50 years. The lease expires at the end of this year. Opponents say it simply costs too much to maintain and its a noise nuisance. But others say it provides a variety of recreational options. I personally think that the country club is one of the gems of the east Bay Regional Parks system. Most people go to a park for a sense of serenity and gunfire and serenity are not they just dont match up. The club draws more than 40,000 Public Visitors each year and 6,000 law enforcements. A hit and run driver arrested just hours after leaving the scene of an accident that injured a child. Arrested thanks to an alert participant and community that acted fast. A fifth grader was hit this morning by a car in the crosswalk. Cheryl hurd joins us live and the school and parents jumped into action quickly and it paid off. Reporter it all happened very quickly, giving relief to a Community Angry about cars speeding up and down this roadway. Seems like its going to take a death or something to happen to this street here. Reporter a prediction shaun hopes will never become a reality. It came close this morning when a fifth grader in the crosswalk a half block from the Elementary School was hit by a car. The boy wasnt moving for a while. And then i seen him lift his head up. And i was taking my stepdaughter to school and i look a look at him. He was bleeding from his forehead. My wife was out here. Crossing guards were shaken up. The driver of the car sped away. They called the cops. Reporter the School Principal put out this email blast letting parents know police were looking for a blue and white smart car. A parent alerted police to a possible suspect in the area. When police got to the home they found a damaged car and arrested a 27yearold suspected driver. Good news for a community frustrated with reckless driving on a busy road. We saw that first hand when we crossed the street with the camera rolling. Only one car stopped. We were talking about getting a petition or doing something about this street. Especially at nighttime i hear people all the time going through this road like a freeway. Reporter the young boy suffered a broken ankle. He is expected to recover. Reporting live in san jose, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. We are tracking temperatures dropping. Down to 48 in morgan hills. San jose, 47. A big chill for tomorrow. Where the coldest microclimates are expected to be. A local tech company accused of ruining christmas for children. The commercial that has some parents upset. Quentin tarantino upset local police officers. And how one local community is fighting back against criminals by exercising. A dream vacation ends in heart headache. While the family grieves the cruise line maxed out their credit card. We investigate the little known travel rules that can put you deep in debt. Wednesday at 11 00 on nbc bay area news. Just say no to pot for now. A measure that would have legalized marijuana in ohio was defeated tonight. Of it was backed by a group of ten wealthy investors including nick lachey. If passed it would have let the investors have a monopoly on the marijuana industry. The Ohio Legislature put a measure on the ballot banning the creation of monopolies in the state. That measure was approved by voters. Lieutenant governor gavin newsom says it shows the importance of our measured approach to marijuana regulation in california. Newsom formed the commission of experts from all sides of the issue and studying legalizing, taxing and regulating lot. I never said it or implied it that is what Quentin Tarantino is saying tonight. And i have to call the murdered the murdered and the murderers the murderers. Police departments across the country have launched a boycott of the directors films. San jose police have joined as well. You have to take into consideration that people really look at what youre saying for mr. Tarian ti mr. Tarantino to have some hateful comments can be hurtful to law enforcements safety. Tarantino maintains that Police Groups are trying to intimidate him. Taking back their city and community. A program in East Palo Alto gets people outside and into the parks in some of the worst parts of town. What are the results . A huge drop in crime once called the murder capital of the u. S. But police are not stopping there. We show you the new push to fight back against the gangs and violence. A park that used to be inhabited by a bunch of drug dealers and people drinking alcohol. Caller who knew a few people playing a sport on a park on a regular basis could do so much. Now i feel great. Reporter that coloring and drawing outside, being seen could drop crime rates in a tough neighborhood. Before this park, nobody came here to this park. Reporter these people are here for a reason. Theyre all part of the East Palo Alto fit zone program. The idea is to bring people who live in drug or violence infested neighborhoods out of their homes, into the parks and get fit doing it. Ricardo is here every week. This area was back. And at that time years ago and we want to live in this area and make some changes. Reporter the Program Launches in 2012 in areas around jack randall park where there are a large amount of gunshots. It went from somewhere around 2400 activations four years ago to 630 last year. Nice. Reporter the neighbors can be seen playing volleyball, creating art, riding bikes and painted large murals at two parks. By coming out and participating in Elementary School style recess and working on art projects, people reclaim the city. Reporter the number of gunshots at this park dropped 20 to 25 in each of the last three years and police are calling police again. The tip line calls have gone up 70 . The community is not just accepting things that are inappropriate. It was i evermented by ron davis four years ago. Hey, father. How you doing . Reporter this week, the new police chief is adding an initiative to clean up East Palo Alto with the Clean Zone Program. People can look at a park and we dont have broken bottles or beer bottles all over the place, thats a place that is welcoming to them. Reporter he is asking churches and Community Groups to pick up trash and cover graffiti. Cleanliness is next to godliness. Reporter its something that this pastor started three years ago and seen positive change. Hell lead the first clean up this weekend. There was some problem in our city with the drive by shooting. And were thinking if we take the street, these people not come back again. Reporter a onetwo punch to combat crime. Through all of this, families keep coming back. I like to be involved with helping the community. Reporter some proud to call the city their home again. People used to look at us as bad people because we lived in East Palo Alto. But i dont know. Not anymore . Not anymore. Reporter all it took was a little fun, some art, and a community that now feels like family. I feel comfortable with them. They live around here. I trust them. Reporter ian cole, nbc bay area news. The first Clean Zone Program kicks off saturday morning and the fit zone program will soon run four days a week. Next saturdays planned implosion of the east bay span is on hold for a week. The device used did not meet the specifications. The implosion of pier e 3 should last six seconds and the concrete debris will fall into hollow structures at the floor of the bay. A double curtain will be installed to protect wildlife. If you dont already have it, get an extra blanket tonight. The temperatures are dropping and fast. Right now down to 52 degrees in the south bay. The peninsula in the low 50s. 48 in the east bay. And in the north bay, 49 degrees. Clear skies across the board. Several more hours of clear skies and no doubt. Tomorrow morning, its going to go as low as 42 for the average in the south bay. East bay at 40 degrees. And the north bay, 39. You can see exactly who will be the coldest. Napa at 38. And petaluma, 39. Its not far off the average of 41 degrees. But we started off with a warm fall and it feels extra cold outside. We have a trough of low pressure stalling out over the four corners and its keeping the cold air in place over california. I havent heard any complaints today. If you loved what we had today you will love tomorrow. Cool, crisp and refreshing air will stay in lace through saturdays photo. Cloud cover by saturday and that is an advance of our latest changes in the forecast. 24 hours ago we started to notice this. A cold front dropping down from the north as we head into sunday and monday with a chance of showers. It a this point its 1 10 inch. If there are changes we will let you know about that especially after the wet weather we had on monday. On wednesday, you can see how comfortable it will be in the south bay. Sunny skies, 69 degrees. In cupertino, 70 degrees. And 66 in san matteo. On the coast it will be chilly. 63 with the wind at your back. And San Francisco, classic 60s, nice fall weather coming your way. North bay, east bay and the t trivalleys a few 70s. But the best in napa, sunny skies and 69 degrees. For the weekend forecast, friday, saturday, and sunday, temperatures below average with the possibility of showers on sunday. But the best chance of rainfall in the mix with a storm system over california, november 15th through the 18th. Dont but away the umbrellas yet. A half inch to an inch if anything stays on track. Paypal accused of ruining christmas for kids. Im clucking a song with alanis moreset. On this Election Night. This is a hot issue. San francisco based airbnb responding the defeat of prop f tonight. Air bnsp just in to our newsroom. This is a hot issue, airbnb responding to the defeat of prop f tonight. Prop f has been defeated. 55 to 45 . It would have limited the number of days a private housing unit could be rented out. Airbnb saying tonight, a decisive victory for the middle class, voters stood up for work families right to share their homes and opposed an extreme hotel backed industry measure. A clever commercial that reveals a little too much about santa. This is a commercial from paypal and it is drawing criticism in the uk. The viewer says that the ad suggested that only parents deliver presents on christmas. Paypal says it will alter the commercial schedule so it only runs after 9 00 in the evening. Up next, Kelly Johnson talks about the latest drama with the 49ers and what happened with the sharks in san jose tonight. My name is jamir dixon and im a locate and Mark Fieldman for pg e. Most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg e. My truck is something new. Its an 811 truck. When you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you dont hit them when youre digging. 811 is a free service. Im passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. Theyre the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then ill drive it every day of the week. Together, were building a better california. Sle in the lane, snow isu liglistenin a beautiful sight, were happy tonight towin in a Winter Wonderland enjoy holiday magic at both parks during disneyland resorts diamond celebration. Towin in a Winter Wonderland. Weee hoooooo favor of blaine gabbert. But the team was off tuesday so tomorrow we should ge a the 49ers have not confirmed that Colin Kaepernick has been benched. Wednesday is a normal day for a starting quarterback to speak to the media and the niners dont have one scheduled to talk. But we expect it to be gabbert. And the decision to bench kaep likely went to the top. With the decline of the o line can gabbert succeed under the same conditions. Well find out and see how the 49ers function without number 7. They say a picture says a thousand words. And warren daviss pic says he is happy. Vernon stopped by to pose with his new general manager, john elway as well. The broncos tweeted out this picture. The 49ers have found help in the backfield signing Pierre Thomas to a oneyear deal. Thomas played his eightyear career in new orleans rushing for 3700 yards and 28 touchdowns in 38 starts. The sharks taking on the blue jackets at the tank. Second period action, sharks down one here, columbus turns it over. Wide open, nice stick work and scores. His fifth straight game with a goal. Under two to go in the second. Puck ricochets in front of the net. Columbus scores three in the period, the sharks lose 52. The warriors back in action tomorrow night. Hosting the l. A. Clippers who are 40. You can see the game on csn bay area. More news after the break. Is it still halloween . No its moved on. That means its a holiday season. The capital Christmas Tree arriving today. 61 feet high and 5400 pounds will be decorated with 10,000 l. E. D. Lights. Y its not thanksgiving yet. Steve from studio 6b in Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests bill oreilly, paul bettany, musical es