Innocent young client has spent in jail. I think this is a time to thank the community, thank all of the community for their tremendous outpouring of support for max harris throughout this process. And what we both look forward to is the next trial. And in the next trial we will do better. You know it may hang again, it may be acquitted, but were not going to lose. Now we know what their witnesses have said. We now know our strengths and our weaknesses. Reporter a little more about how this went down inside the courtroom. After max harris was found not guilty on those 36 counts, he and his attorneys were excused by the judge. Then Derick Almenas verdict or lack of a verdict, was announced. The judge asked the jurors if there was any chance that if they deliberated some more, they might reach a verdict. She asked them what the count was, 102 in favor of guilt, but then she declared a mistrial saying at this point it appeared this jury was hopelessly dead locked. A little more about the
Where im standing is unacceptable. And that a proposed Navigation Center and increased Police Patrols just arent going to cut it. I dont live in the best neighborhood, but i feel safer over there than i do here. Reporter this is new video showing a man get punched in the face in the same area where a woman was attacked by a homeless man at her condo complex august 11. Do all the recent assaults in the area prevent you from wanting to come back . Well, i just i just work here. I feel fortunate i dont have to live here and i feel sorry for the residents that pay so much money to live here and they have to deal with this. Reporter San Francisco Police Confirm not only this august 20th incident, but tell us just 12 hours later, a few streets away, a third attack where the victim was also punched and knocked to the ground. We caught up with mayor london breed for comment. I will tell you that, you know, every time i see something that where there is an attack, you know, of course its upsett
Innocent young client has been in jail. I think this is a time to thank the community, thank all of the community for their tremendous outpouring of support for max harris throughout this process. I wasnt going to make a statement because obviously, im distressed. Ive been up with my client and we talked for about a half hour. And he is less distressed than i. We both look forward to the next trial and in the next trial, we will do better. Now, both of these men have been in jail at santa rita for more than two years. They were both arrested in the summer of 2017, about six months after the fire that killed 36 people at the ghost ship. There was a lot of talk during the trial about the citys potential responsibility in all of this. And in fact, this morning, as late as this morning, the last testimony the jury heard, they wanted read back to them was from an oakland fire captain about his visit to the ghost ship in 2014. His concerns about the fire load there and then in his testimony,
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
Represented by women nancy pelosi in San Francisco, zoe lofgren in the south bay and lateefah simon, the replacement for barbara lees 12th district in the east bay. If she wins in november, it speaks to the issues that women face running in politics. Doctor Samantha Francois is a professor of womens studies at cal state east bay. She suggests that lower voter turnout means fewer younger voters, who are often more likely to vote for minority candidates. She adds that female candidates still face a tough time fundraising. Adam schiff outraised both his female opponents in the democratic party. Both katie porter and barbara lee, by like 2 to 1. But professor francois also notes that schiff got big endorsements from high profile female politicians like pelosi and barbara boxer, and that exit polls suggest that women voters supported schiff in equal numbers to men. I think we have to have a broader lens in terms of looking at local elections, city elections, and county elections. And we saw