Handling this race . Well, as far as liccardo . Hes very happy to be in a clear first place. Now the two candidates fighting for second place are saying, lets wait and see what the results are. Those results you just gave, by the way, came in just under an hour ago. Different from what we reported earlier at for these updates coming in fast, but all the eligible mail in ballots, like you said, have been received. Of course, every count is going to matter in this race, but we heard from the candidates and a political expert about what happens next. Sam liccardo, evan lowe and joe simitian have been leaders in the race for the district 16 congressional seat. The spot is opening up for the first time in more than 30 years, as representative anna eshoo retires, with liccardo leading lowe and simitian by a relatively wide margin. The Associated Press already called the election in his favor, but the battle for second place is far from over. Whoever wins will advance to novembers runoff to r
And tomorrow kicks off a tasty week in oakland. But can a good bite change a citys narrative in a real way . We try to find out in the hopes of building a better bay area. Well good evening, im ama daetz and im dan ashley. Thanks for joining us. Well begin with that search for a new police chief in san jose. The city has the highest population in the bay area and will see its current chief, anthony motta, leave for a new role after almost three decades with the sfpd. Abc seven news south bay reporter Lauren Martinez is hearing from residents tonight about what they want to see next. If theyre under a lot of duress and stress, and how are they going to come to the next call. San jose residents are providing feedback to help the city find a new police chief. The City Managers Office said before they start advertising the position online, they are gathering input from the community, so we will use that to build out a desired candidate profile that well be looking for and that ultimately w
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An early friday evening on lake merritt. Its cold and breezy, but its nothing to stop the locals. Ive lived in the area for about 13 years, and all the cool stuff that happens in east bay kind of happens around here, but i do see its always popping over here on the weekends. They look upon lake merritt with joy, and its probably going to be popping again this weekend. On saturday, lake merritt will be the home of an afternoon concert. Its called love lake merritt. We could see things changing and becoming better, but perception is hard to fight. Kimberly miller is the executive director of fairyland at lake merritt. She is one of several organizing the event where the focus is to bring as many people to the lake as possible. Weve had a tough year here in oakland, but were all about positive vibes and we want to bring art and culture, which is what oakland is known for down to the lake. From music to visual art to dance, to make sure to remind oaklanders what its all about. We see the w