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does it favor joe simitian? a lot of other people got votes in the race. i think there was 11 people initially. >> if i'm sam liccardo, i'm feeling pretty good. >> why? >> because the other two are going to split the vote. and i have my core already. he's got an 8,000-photo lead. bear in mind, there are 84,000 people who voted for others. in addition, there are maybe 100,000 more who didn't vote all together there is a big universe as we call it out there. but still, to be ahead, that's what you want. and if it's a two-person race, it gets much harder for him to feel comfortable. >> you said there is 85,000 people between santa clara and san mateo counties who voted for other candidates. >> correct. >> not these three here. who gets the 85,000? >> who gets the 85,000. another 100 sore who did not vote in this election but will vote in the general there is a big pot out there. there is a big pot. so it's open in that sense. but on the other hand, if you're first and you've got two guys below you splitting a lot of the rest. >> sure. >> it's a good place to
does it favor joe simitian? a lot of other people got votes in the race. i think there was 11 people initially. >> if i'm sam liccardo, i'm feeling pretty good. >> why? >> because the other two are going to split the vote. and i have my core already. he's got an 8,000-photo lead. bear in mind, there are 84,000 people who voted for others. in addition, there are maybe 100,000 more who didn't vote all together there is a big universe as we call it out there. but still, to be...
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with joe simitian and evan low in a tie, what happens now? scott just got back from the county register of odors and is joining me now here. highly unusual that it would be a tie. now what happens? >> they say we move on with three people, they say all the ballots were counted, who do they illuminate? they both got the same number of votes. it is likely there will be a recount but there will be three names on the member's valid. they voted in the primaries, the former mayor coming in first, two candidates are supposed to advance. the second spot is where all this focus has been for weeks. they have traded the lead, but just thte
with joe simitian and evan low in a tie, what happens now? scott just got back from the county register of odors and is joining me now here. highly unusual that it would be a tie. now what happens? >> they say we move on with three people, they say all the ballots were counted, who do they illuminate? they both got the same number of votes. it is likely there will be a recount but there will be three names on the member's valid. they voted in the primaries, the former mayor coming in...
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evan low and joe simitian both got 30,249 votes each, a tie. normally the top two candidates move on to the general election in november. but since there was a tie, both simitian and low were set to join first-place finisher sam liccardo on the november ballot. that may change, though, depending on the results of this recount. tonight, evan low with a bitter response. we'll get to that in just a few minutes from now. >>> another headline that we're watching. librarians in san francisco sounding the alarm about safety. they say city libraries are a magnet for crime and unruly behavior. today a large group of the librarians gathered at city hall. you see them there. they want the city to put security guards in all 27 branches of the library system. one librarian told us she recently had to deal with a deranged man with a weapon. another described trying to calm a man down after he started screaming at other people. >> we were just hoping he would leave peacefully before anything happened, and he did end up leaving but on his way out, he kicked a
evan low and joe simitian both got 30,249 votes each, a tie. normally the top two candidates move on to the general election in november. but since there was a tie, both simitian and low were set to join first-place finisher sam liccardo on the november ballot. that may change, though, depending on the results of this recount. tonight, evan low with a bitter response. we'll get to that in just a few minutes from now. >>> another headline that we're watching. librarians in san francisco...
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if joe simitian wins, the people who requested the recount would have to pay. very interesting here. >>> another big race this november. who is going to be the next mayor of san francisco. this is a race that people around the country are watching to see if someone can resurrect the city. today, three big things. we start with mayor breed. she's fighting to stay in office. and she is hitting the road to generate interest and business. earlier this week, mayor breed was in sacramento asking for state help to revitalize downtown. she is also getting help from the chp to fight crime. today she announced she is leading a 30-person delegation to china. a week-long trip which begins this saturday. among the stops, hong kong, beijing and shanghai. her goals are to bring more economic opportunities to san francisco, boost tourism with china, and secure an agreement to bring, yep, those pandas to the san francisco zoo. >> we see this as an extraordinary opportunity for san francisco's future. our goal is to enter into major agreements and make san francisco significant
if joe simitian wins, the people who requested the recount would have to pay. very interesting here. >>> another big race this november. who is going to be the next mayor of san francisco. this is a race that people around the country are watching to see if someone can resurrect the city. today, three big things. we start with mayor breed. she's fighting to stay in office. and she is hitting the road to generate interest and business. earlier this week, mayor breed was in sacramento...
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evan low and joe simitian had the same amount of votes. we take a look at who filed the petitions and who benefits the most and why accusations of dirty tricks are being leveled at the front runner.>> he is confident avery cotton will break the tie between evan low and joe simitian. he so confident, he's putting down a $5000 deposit. the total cost is $16,000 a day for 5 days. dan stegnik is staking his money on evan low. >> i said 30,249 is extremely unlikely. and i'm confident the recount will take place and that we will have a two-person general election. >> reporter: sam liccardo got 22%. if the tie stands, all three candidates will advance to a runoff in november. but if a recount breaks the tie, only two advance.>> it's important for sam liccardo to only face-off one challenger instead of two. >> reporter: evan low's campaign accuses sam liccardo's campaign. elections records show that jonathan padilla donated $1000 to sam liccardo last december. the request is for a more expensive manual recount, but in the paperwork jonathan padill
evan low and joe simitian had the same amount of votes. we take a look at who filed the petitions and who benefits the most and why accusations of dirty tricks are being leveled at the front runner.>> he is confident avery cotton will break the tie between evan low and joe simitian. he so confident, he's putting down a $5000 deposit. the total cost is $16,000 a day for 5 days. dan stegnik is staking his money on evan low. >> i said 30,249 is extremely unlikely. and i'm confident the...
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and that's the exciting news. >> and then we heard again from both joe simitian and evan low right there, reacting to the unbelievable the voter. and they can do it day by day, but they can do it for one day or, or however. so okay. >> and as you mentioned, it could have been a long protracted process where it took up to ten days and again, hundreds of thousands of dollars, and clearly we didn't see anyone a i believe that would had to have happened before the votes were certified. is that right? >> what they sent to me, no, actually, they have until april 9th to request, the voter requested recount. okay. >> so they have a couple of more days left or a few more days until they can no longer ask for that recount. i want to talk about what happens next. i saw a lot of chatter online, questioning if there could even be three candidates in the general election, but it looks like that's the case. you explain, because it's a federal election. i talk about that. >> yeah. so in that case federal election, they, a tie, is both people second and third place or second place would have to go into t
and that's the exciting news. >> and then we heard again from both joe simitian and evan low right there, reacting to the unbelievable the voter. and they can do it day by day, but they can do it for one day or, or however. so okay. >> and as you mentioned, it could have been a long protracted process where it took up to ten days and again, hundreds of thousands of dollars, and clearly we didn't see anyone a i believe that would had to have happened before the votes were certified....
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right now sam carter, evan low and joe simitian are set to advance to the november runoff unless the numbers change. robert handa joins us from the hectic warehouse in san jose with more. >> at controlled chaos today is about 30 workers prepared to push, sort and examine about 150,000 ballots to get them ready for a machine recount tuesday. this activity is the start of a weeklong process to see if the new count could change the outcome for the riptide between congressional candidates evan low and county supervisor joe simitian, both finished with the exact same number of votes, putting them in a tie for the second runoffs but in the race for the 16th congressional district. getting the ballots ready here in san mateo county is a painstaking process. >> recounts them precinct by precinct. we are working on a flow basis. so as we are able to dig up all of the ballots for specific precincts and those precincts are complete then we take them over to the county machines for tallying. >> the process started after days of uncertainty in santa clara county, there is no automatic trigger for
right now sam carter, evan low and joe simitian are set to advance to the november runoff unless the numbers change. robert handa joins us from the hectic warehouse in san jose with more. >> at controlled chaos today is about 30 workers prepared to push, sort and examine about 150,000 ballots to get them ready for a machine recount tuesday. this activity is the start of a weeklong process to see if the new count could change the outcome for the riptide between congressional candidates...
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simitian giving joe simitian and evan lowe both exactly 30,249 votes. but the information we have right now is that it is a tie, a tie for the second spot in the general election, which means both advance former san jose mayor sam liccardo was already in. >> if it is a dead heat, then both candidates move forward to the november general election and there will be a three way race for the congressional seat. while the tie is not yet official, the period for counting ballots has ended. both san mateo and santa clara counties spent the last weeks curing any ballots with signatures that were missing or did not match. and that's where this last vote came from a cured ballot. >> the numbers are the numbers we certified to the secretary of state. all the certification, the paperwork, everything is already on their way to the state staff for both simitian and lowe spent the day at santa clara county's registrar of voters, inspecting every ballot. >> they did the same in san mateo county last week. >> we have both camps here. they are checking ballot images. >>
simitian giving joe simitian and evan lowe both exactly 30,249 votes. but the information we have right now is that it is a tie, a tie for the second spot in the general election, which means both advance former san jose mayor sam liccardo was already in. >> if it is a dead heat, then both candidates move forward to the november general election and there will be a three way race for the congressional seat. while the tie is not yet official, the period for counting ballots has ended. both...
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simitian, giving joe simitian and evan lowe both exactly 30,249 votes. but the information we have right now is that it is a tie, a tie for the second spot in the general election, which means both advance former san jose mayor sam liccardo was already in. if it is a dead heat, then both candidates move forward to the november general election and there will be a three way race for the congressional seat. >> while the tie is not yet official, the period for counting ballots has ended. both san mateo and santa clara counties spent the last weeks curing any ballots with signatures that were missing or did not match, and that's where this last vote came from. a cured ballot. >> the numbers are the numbers we certify to the secretary of state all the certification, the paperwork, everything is already on their way to the state staff for both simitian and lowe spent the day at santa clara county's registrar of voters, inspecting every ballot. >> they did the same in san mateo county last week. >> we have both camps here. they are checking ballot images. >> ei
simitian, giving joe simitian and evan lowe both exactly 30,249 votes. but the information we have right now is that it is a tie, a tie for the second spot in the general election, which means both advance former san jose mayor sam liccardo was already in. if it is a dead heat, then both candidates move forward to the november general election and there will be a three way race for the congressional seat. >> while the tie is not yet official, the period for counting ballots has ended....
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tonight at ten, we'll hear from district 16 candidate joe simitian as well. on this close race. again, it's the top two vote getters that advance. but in this case, it will be the top three. because of that tie. okay, now to the growing field of candidates for san francisco mayor with board of supervisors president aaron peskin formally announcing that he is running. other candidates challenging mayor london breed include former san francisco supervisor and interim mayor mark farrell, nonprofit founder daniel lurie and current supervisor asha saffy. earlier today on the four, i spoke with corey cook, vice provost at saint mary's college, about how peskin s entry shakes up this race. well completely changes the math. >> so you imagine now with five major candidates in the race, the question is, can any of these candidates get to 30% of first place votes if so, that might be, you know, the way of getting to the to winning the office. >> i love and cherish san francisco now. >> cook also believes peskin, wading into the race, changes the dynamics of the campaign. since peskin is a
tonight at ten, we'll hear from district 16 candidate joe simitian as well. on this close race. again, it's the top two vote getters that advance. but in this case, it will be the top three. because of that tie. okay, now to the growing field of candidates for san francisco mayor with board of supervisors president aaron peskin formally announcing that he is running. other candidates challenging mayor london breed include former san francisco supervisor and interim mayor mark farrell, nonprofit...
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front runner sam liccardo will face joe simitian and evan low. they finalized the results today. it is now all eyes on november 5th. nbc's gia vang spoke with the candidates. >> reporter: after nearly a month of ballot counting that ended in seesawing results, it is officially a tie for second place in the 16th congressional district race. both moving onto november to create a three way general election. >> no one could imagine this would be a tie for a congressional race. >> call it what you will. a roller coaster, a wild ride. a cliff hanger. but it was definitely worth the wait. >> reporter: both campaigns for evan low and joe simitian have signaled they are not going to pay for a costly recount. after they certified the rare result thursday. >> a win is a win. we are in. >> we are excited to be able to advance into the general election. >> reporter: both campaigns finished with 16.6% of the primary vote. they will face off against former san jose mayor sam liccardo who captured 21% of the vote. his campaign didn't address the novelty of the results saying we welcome the oppor
front runner sam liccardo will face joe simitian and evan low. they finalized the results today. it is now all eyes on november 5th. nbc's gia vang spoke with the candidates. >> reporter: after nearly a month of ballot counting that ended in seesawing results, it is officially a tie for second place in the 16th congressional district race. both moving onto november to create a three way general election. >> no one could imagine this would be a tie for a congressional race. >>...
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but just a handful of votes separate evan low and joe simitian, who have been battling it out for the second candidate spot. and according to the latest numbers, simitian leads with a five vote difference at 30,246 votes. low currently has 30,241 votes. >> abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes is live at the santa clara county registrar's office, where these votes are being tabulated with more zach. >> yeah, this congressional district is made up of santa clara and san mateo counties. and today at 5 p.m. was the deadline. it just passed for people who needed to come in and fix their ballots to come in and correct them. and now that that deadline has passed, that means that the votes that can be counted will be counted. meaning we're finally on track to getting those final election results for the primary elections happened march fifth. but in the race to replace retiring congresswoman anna eshoo, the results have been far from final. march 12th was the last day county election offices received ballots sent by election day. now april 2nd at 5 p.m. was the next important deadline. t
but just a handful of votes separate evan low and joe simitian, who have been battling it out for the second candidate spot. and according to the latest numbers, simitian leads with a five vote difference at 30,246 votes. low currently has 30,241 votes. >> abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes is live at the santa clara county registrar's office, where these votes are being tabulated with more zach. >> yeah, this congressional district is made up of santa clara and san mateo...
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in fact, it will happen next week after two candidates tied for second place evan low and joe simitian. ktvu jesse gary explains now how this recount will work. >> all's quiet at the santa clara county registrar of voters office wednesday as staffers brace for what could be several long days monday. this office and its counterpart in san mateo county begin a recount of votes for the 16th congressional district race. >> this has not happened before, and it's a very unique event for us. >> the reexamination of ballots brought on by a tie between second place finishers, supervisor joe simitian and assemblyman evan low both garnered 3249 votes in the march primary of a district that stretches between two counties. both are set to oppose front runner and former san jose mayor sam liccardo, whose several thousand votes ahead this week. both counties announcing two separate requests for a recount. >> i think that there may be some concern about the recount because people maybe haven't seen it before. it's not a process that they're used to, but the county registrars know how to engage in a re
in fact, it will happen next week after two candidates tied for second place evan low and joe simitian. ktvu jesse gary explains now how this recount will work. >> all's quiet at the santa clara county registrar of voters office wednesday as staffers brace for what could be several long days monday. this office and its counterpart in san mateo county begin a recount of votes for the 16th congressional district race. >> this has not happened before, and it's a very unique event for...
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with joe simitian and evan low in a tie, what happens now? scott just got back from the county register of odors and is joining me now here. highly unusual that it would be a tie. now what happens? >> they say we move on with three people, they say all the ballots were counted, who do they illuminate? they both got the same number of votes. it is likely there will be a recount but there will be three names on the member's valid. they voted in the primaries, the former mayor coming in first, two candidates are supposed to advance. the second spot is where all this focus has been for weeks. they have traded the lead, but just this afternoon both counties finally recorded all ballots have been counted and the numbers are dead even. >> every vote counts, you have one vote, make it count. we have been saying it all along, it is just as important today for anything we have on the ballot. local measures especially, our turnout was only 37%. >> 37% is low, a lot of people staying home are probably like, maybe i should have voted. they do expect a muc
with joe simitian and evan low in a tie, what happens now? scott just got back from the county register of odors and is joining me now here. highly unusual that it would be a tie. now what happens? >> they say we move on with three people, they say all the ballots were counted, who do they illuminate? they both got the same number of votes. it is likely there will be a recount but there will be three names on the member's valid. they voted in the primaries, the former mayor coming in...
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the final count for district 16 shows evan low and joe simitian both coming in with 30,249 votes. former san jose mayor sam liccardo is in first place. it's up to the candidates to decide to request a recount. otherwise there will be a three-way race in november. for his part, evan low released a statement saying he's honored to have advanced to the general election and joe simitian calling the race a cliff hanger and says he's also looking forward to november. >>> still ahead, a pair of south bay men now accused of selling drugs through the dark web, how police stumbled onto the scheme. >>> a record breaking crime in los angeles, investigation into the theft of tens of millions of dollars from a money storage facility. >>> the biden administration is once again calling on israel to provide concrete plans to protect civilians in gaza. i'm skyler henry at the white house with the latest from the war and the growing humanitarian crisis. >>> it's being called one of the largest cash heists in l.a. history. law enforcement officials say as much as $30 million was stolen from a san fer
the final count for district 16 shows evan low and joe simitian both coming in with 30,249 votes. former san jose mayor sam liccardo is in first place. it's up to the candidates to decide to request a recount. otherwise there will be a three-way race in november. for his part, evan low released a statement saying he's honored to have advanced to the general election and joe simitian calling the race a cliff hanger and says he's also looking forward to november. >>> still ahead, a pair...
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assembly member evan low and supervisor joe simitian received the exact same number of votes on super tuesday which is our march primary. they were battling each other for second place to face former san jose mayor sam accardo in the november general election. this is amazing here, a tie. what happens now? >> more drama here in the heart of silicon valley after thousands of ballots are counted across two counties, it is a tie. that means there will be three names on november's ballot. we already knew former mayor sam liccardo was advancing at the top vote getter in the race for the second spot that has been such a back and forth nailbiter. evan low and joe simitian trading results and leads for the past two weeks, finally this afternoon both counties reporting all ballots had been counted in the two candidates are tied. >> people open their eyes to the election and see that their vote counts, every single one. you should vote in all the offices. we were finding some people were only voting for president or certain things. the local measures are just as important as the federal, the st
assembly member evan low and supervisor joe simitian received the exact same number of votes on super tuesday which is our march primary. they were battling each other for second place to face former san jose mayor sam accardo in the november general election. this is amazing here, a tie. what happens now? >> more drama here in the heart of silicon valley after thousands of ballots are counted across two counties, it is a tie. that means there will be three names on november's ballot. we...
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. >> i'm julie julie haener and i'm mike mibach supervisor joe simitian and assemblyman evan low both received 30,249 votes in the march primary. both are trailing former san jose mayor sam liccardo. ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters has more on the recount that gets underway tomorrow. >> melissa michelson is a political science professor at menlo college. she says the second place tie in the district 16 race between evan low and joe simitian is the talk of the town, and it's not surprising that a recount has been requested. >> if you think my guy is going to win in a three way race, there's no need to spend this money for the recount. >> one of the two people making a recount request is jonathan padilla, a former sam liccardo campaign staffer. padilla posted this message on social media saying why other democrats don't believe in counting votes and ensuring that the will of the people is transparently reflected confuses me. it's especially baffling that many of the folks criticizing the recount i'm proposing have themselves advocated for automatic recounts in the past. >> it mi
. >> i'm julie julie haener and i'm mike mibach supervisor joe simitian and assemblyman evan low both received 30,249 votes in the march primary. both are trailing former san jose mayor sam liccardo. ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters has more on the recount that gets underway tomorrow. >> melissa michelson is a political science professor at menlo college. she says the second place tie in the district 16 race between evan low and joe simitian is the talk of the town, and it's...
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simitian and assembly member evan lowe finished in a rare second place tie in that primary, sending both men up against former san jose mayor sam liccardo in the november general election. but as ktvu jesse gary reports tonight, election officials will soon be involved in a very expensive recount. >> all's quiet at the santa clara county registrar of voters office wednesday as staffers brace for what could be several long days monday. this office and its counterpart in san mateo county begin a recount of votes for the 16th congressional district race. >> this has not happened before, and it's a very unique event for us. >> the reexamination of ballots brought on by a tie between second place finishers, supervisor joe simitian and assemblyman evan low, both garnered 3249 votes in the march primary of a district that stretches between two counties. both are set to oppose front runner and former san jose mayor sam liccardo, whose several thousand votes ahead this week, both counties announcing two separate requests for a recount. i think that there may be some concern about the recount
simitian and assembly member evan lowe finished in a rare second place tie in that primary, sending both men up against former san jose mayor sam liccardo in the november general election. but as ktvu jesse gary reports tonight, election officials will soon be involved in a very expensive recount. >> all's quiet at the santa clara county registrar of voters office wednesday as staffers brace for what could be several long days monday. this office and its counterpart in san mateo county...
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then evan lowe and joe simitian, who tied for second. both of them are now at risk of losing their spot in november if even one additional vote is found. the front runner, sam liccardo, who got the most votes in the primary, actually does have now the stronger incentive. if he would prefer to be in a two person race rather than a three person race, and calling for a recount won't be cheap. the man who did is santa clara county resident and one time liccardo staffer jonathan padilla. he said on x, he finds criticism of the recount baffling. of course, most of us aren't willing to pony up, you know, $80,000 plus. i mean, i love democracy, but i don't have that kind of cash lying around. evan lowe said on x. i have not called for a recount, and i oppose one, adding, we still don't know who is paying for it. joe simitian released a statement saying, quote, it is yet another hill to climb, but i'm reassured by our democratic process, which is prepared for these unlikely scenarios. a tie, a recount liccardo's camp says, quote, every vote shoul
then evan lowe and joe simitian, who tied for second. both of them are now at risk of losing their spot in november if even one additional vote is found. the front runner, sam liccardo, who got the most votes in the primary, actually does have now the stronger incentive. if he would prefer to be in a two person race rather than a three person race, and calling for a recount won't be cheap. the man who did is santa clara county resident and one time liccardo staffer jonathan padilla. he said on...
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santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and state assembly member evan low have been back and forth in the second place spot. simitian sent us a statement tuesday that said, in part, the election offices in both counties have been verifying voter signatures over the past few weeks to make sure that every vote that can be counted will be counted right now, we're waiting to hear from them. lowe's team said they will make a statement after the county certify the election. the counties will issue those final results on april 4th. after that, the secretary of state will then certify the results on april 12th. now, in the final stretch of counting, officials say this race serves as an important reminder. >> we like to say every single vote counts, right? we want to make sure that every voter knows they make a difference in every election. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news a bill that could put some strict rules in place for artificial intelligence here in california has cleared an early hurdle. >> the proposal would require safety regulations by tech companies before larger ai models are re
santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and state assembly member evan low have been back and forth in the second place spot. simitian sent us a statement tuesday that said, in part, the election offices in both counties have been verifying voter signatures over the past few weeks to make sure that every vote that can be counted will be counted right now, we're waiting to hear from them. lowe's team said they will make a statement after the county certify the election. the counties will...
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santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and state assembly member evan low have been back and forth in the second place spot. simitian sent us a statement tuesday that said, in part, the election offices in both counties have been verifying voter signatures over the past few weeks to make sure that every vote that can be counted will be counted right now, we're waiting to hear from them. lowe's team said they will make a statement after the county certify the election. the counties will issue those final results on april 4th. after that, the secretary of state will then certify the results on april 12th. now, in the final stretch of counting, officials say this race serves as an important reminder. >> we like to say every single vote counts, right? we want to make sure that every voter knows they make a difference in every election. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news a bill that could put some strict rules in place for artificial intelligence here in california has cleared an early hurdle. >> the proposal would require safety regulations by tech companies before larger ai models are re
santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and state assembly member evan low have been back and forth in the second place spot. simitian sent us a statement tuesday that said, in part, the election offices in both counties have been verifying voter signatures over the past few weeks to make sure that every vote that can be counted will be counted right now, we're waiting to hear from them. lowe's team said they will make a statement after the county certify the election. the counties will...
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former mayor sam liccardo, the front runner from the start, plus evan lowe and joe simitian in an exact tie, 30,249 votes each. liccardo had more than 38,000. abc seven news reporter tara campbell looks at what's next, why experts say a recount is unlikely. >> after weeks of waiting a tie for runner up in the primary race for the 16th congressional district. and tonight the candidates are talking. >> what a roller coaster i am so excited about the opportunity to go into the general election to reaffirm the importance of earning the trust of the voters of this congressional district assembly member evan lowe and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian ready to face off against former san jose mayor sam liccardo in november's general election. >> it's been a wild ride, a roller coaster or a cliffhanger, but you know, a win is a win is a win. we're in. and that's the exciting news tonight. >> i've never seen this before. you know, the odds are just, pretty amazing to think that after all the votes are counted, we end up with an exact tie. >> doctor melinda jackson is a political science
former mayor sam liccardo, the front runner from the start, plus evan lowe and joe simitian in an exact tie, 30,249 votes each. liccardo had more than 38,000. abc seven news reporter tara campbell looks at what's next, why experts say a recount is unlikely. >> after weeks of waiting a tie for runner up in the primary race for the 16th congressional district. and tonight the candidates are talking. >> what a roller coaster i am so excited about the opportunity to go into the general...
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former mayor sam liccardo, the front runner from the start, plus evan lowe and joe simitian in an exact tie, 30,249 votes each. liccardo had more than 38,000. abc seven news reporter tara campbell looks at what's next, why experts say a recount is unlikely. >> after weeks of waiting a tie for runner up in the primary race for the 16th congressional district. and tonight the candidates are talking. >> what a roller coaster i am so excited about the opportunity to go into the general election to reaffirm the importance of earning the trust of the voters of this congressional district assembly member evan lowe and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian ready to face off against former san jose mayor sam liccardo in november's general election. >> it's been a wild ride, a roller coaster or a cliffhanger, but you know, a win is a win is a win. we're in. and that's the exciting news tonight. >> i've never seen this before. you know, the odds are just, pretty amazing to think that after all the votes are counted, we end up with an exact tie. >> doctor melinda jackson is a political science
former mayor sam liccardo, the front runner from the start, plus evan lowe and joe simitian in an exact tie, 30,249 votes each. liccardo had more than 38,000. abc seven news reporter tara campbell looks at what's next, why experts say a recount is unlikely. >> after weeks of waiting a tie for runner up in the primary race for the 16th congressional district. and tonight the candidates are talking. >> what a roller coaster i am so excited about the opportunity to go into the general...
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assembly member evan lowe and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian each have exactly 30,249 votes. >> well, i was shocked. i mean, you know, this almost never happens and certainly hasn't happened in a congressional race in california. >> according to san jose state political science professor melinda jackson, it means both lowe and simitian will likely advance. they'll be joining front runner former san jose mayor sam liccardo in the general election. >> if we do have the three way runoff in november, the winning candidate very well might not have a majority. so, you know, it could be a plurality. >> the big question now, will either camp ask for a recount in the hopes of breaking the tie? if they do, they'll have to pay for it up front, and it could run as much as $500,000. >> they are expensive and they have to basically ask for a recount within five days after the certification. >> today, both camps were still at the registrar, voters pouring over ballot images. however, political analysts think at this point a recount is unlikely unless they had a really strong reason to thin
assembly member evan lowe and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian each have exactly 30,249 votes. >> well, i was shocked. i mean, you know, this almost never happens and certainly hasn't happened in a congressional race in california. >> according to san jose state political science professor melinda jackson, it means both lowe and simitian will likely advance. they'll be joining front runner former san jose mayor sam liccardo in the general election. >> if we do have...
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joe simitian released a statement saying, quote, it is yet another hill to climb, but i'm reassured by our democratic process which is prepared for these unlikely scenarios. a tie, a recount liccardo's camp says, quote, every vote should be counted. and that's why recounts are part of the state's electoral process. to ensure accuracy. >> transparency is so critical for the integrity of elections, so we're excited about it because we get an opportunity to showcase what we do here. >> the actual machine recount is expected to start in the next 24 to 48 hours, and should last about a week in santa clara county, ann rubin, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right into the evening. now temperatures are starting to drop. we've got clear skies on the coast, but there's fog just off shore. i think the fog will fill in tonight a little bit less certainly than we had this morning. we had a lot of fog and low cloud early, and it lingered. and then the sun came out and then we ended up with temperatures like these. tomorrow sun comes out sooner and we end up with temperatures 5 to 7, maybe eight degrees w
joe simitian released a statement saying, quote, it is yet another hill to climb, but i'm reassured by our democratic process which is prepared for these unlikely scenarios. a tie, a recount liccardo's camp says, quote, every vote should be counted. and that's why recounts are part of the state's electoral process. to ensure accuracy. >> transparency is so critical for the integrity of elections, so we're excited about it because we get an opportunity to showcase what we do here. >>...
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assembly member evan lowe and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian each have exactly 30,249 votes. well i was shocked. >> i mean, you know, this almost never happens and certainly hasn't happened in a congressional race in california . >> according to san jose state political science professor melinda jackson, it means both lowe and simitian will likely advance. they'll be joining front runner former san jose mayor sam liccardo in the general election. >> if we do have the three way runoff in november, the winning candidate very well might not have a majority. so, you know, it could be a plurality. >> the big question now, will either camp ask for a recount in the hopes of breaking the tie? if they do, they'll have to pay for it up front and it could run as much as $500,000. they are expensive, and they have to basically ask for a recount within five days after the certification. today, both camps were still at the registrar, voters pouring over ballot images. however, political analysts think at this point a recount is unlikely unless they had a really strong reason to think that
assembly member evan lowe and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian each have exactly 30,249 votes. well i was shocked. >> i mean, you know, this almost never happens and certainly hasn't happened in a congressional race in california . >> according to san jose state political science professor melinda jackson, it means both lowe and simitian will likely advance. they'll be joining front runner former san jose mayor sam liccardo in the general election. >> if we do have...
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then evan lo and joe simitian, who tied for second, both of them are now at risk of losing their spot in november, if even one additional vote is found. the front runner, sam liccardo, who got the most votes in the primary, actually does have now the stronger incentive of if he would prefer to be in a two person race rather than a three person race, and calling for a recount won't be cheap. the man who did is santa clara county resident and one time liccardo staffer jonathan padilla. he said on x, he finds criticism of the recount baffling. of course, most of us aren't willing to pony up, you know, $80,000. plus, i mean, i love democracy, but i don't have that kind of cash lying around, evan lo said on x, i have not called for a recount and i oppose one, adding, we still don't know who is paying for it. joe simitian released a statement saying, quote, it is yet another hill to climb, but i'm reassured by our democratic process which is prepared for these unlikely scenarios. a tie, a recount. liccardo's camp says, quote, every vote should be counted. and that's why recounts are part of
then evan lo and joe simitian, who tied for second, both of them are now at risk of losing their spot in november, if even one additional vote is found. the front runner, sam liccardo, who got the most votes in the primary, actually does have now the stronger incentive of if he would prefer to be in a two person race rather than a three person race, and calling for a recount won't be cheap. the man who did is santa clara county resident and one time liccardo staffer jonathan padilla. he said on...
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simitian, giving joe simitian and evan lowe both exactly 30,249 votes. but the information we have right now is that it is a tie, a tie for the second spot in the general election, which means both advance former san jose mayor sam liccardo was already in. if it is a dead heat, then both candidates move forward to the november general election and there will be a three way race for the congressional seat. >> while the tie is not yet official, the period for counting ballots has ended. both san mateo and santa clara counties spent the last weeks curing any ballots with signatures that were missing, or did not match. and that's where this last vote came from. a cured ballot. >> the numbers are the numbers we certify to the secretary of state all the certification, the paperwork, everything is already on their way to the state staff for both simitian and lowe spent the day at santa clara county's registrar of voters, inspecting every ballot. >> they did the same in san mateo county last week. >> we have both camps here. they are checking ballot images. >> e
simitian, giving joe simitian and evan lowe both exactly 30,249 votes. but the information we have right now is that it is a tie, a tie for the second spot in the general election, which means both advance former san jose mayor sam liccardo was already in. if it is a dead heat, then both candidates move forward to the november general election and there will be a three way race for the congressional seat. >> while the tie is not yet official, the period for counting ballots has ended....
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a recount has been requested due to that tie between evan low and joe simitian. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes got a look at the start of the recount process. >> recount procedures are underway at the santa clara county registrar of voters office. >> right here behind us, we have 40 plus pallets of ballots from all the various precincts within congressional district 16. >> the district is made up of santa clara and san mateo counties. former san jose mayor sam liccardo secured a spot on november's ballot, but second place is tied between assemblyman evan low and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian. >> two candidates tie exactly for second place. i mean, this has never happened before. >> initially, two people requested a recount. the santa clara county registrar's office confirmed, though, that dan stedingk, the person who requested the recount in san mateo county, withdrew his request. that left jonathan padilla, who requested it in santa clara county, according to his linkedin profile. he was a policy and finance director for liccardo's 2014 san jo
a recount has been requested due to that tie between evan low and joe simitian. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes got a look at the start of the recount process. >> recount procedures are underway at the santa clara county registrar of voters office. >> right here behind us, we have 40 plus pallets of ballots from all the various precincts within congressional district 16. >> the district is made up of santa clara and san mateo counties. former san jose mayor sam liccardo...
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simitian. >> this is a machine recount, so that means it'll go relatively quick. but before we do that, we have to do what's called a logic and accuracy test on our voting system. >> now, while evan lowe and joe simitian opposed the recount, sam liccardo favors it because he wants to face only one opponent in the november general election. but if the recount ends with lowe and smitty end with the same number of votes again, all three candidates will advance. that would further split up the electorate. that recount is expected to take up to a week. >> all right. time now is 419. steve paulson, back with our forecast. what should we know today? >> it'll be nicer today. we're starting to warm up here a little bit. here's only there's some fog out there on the coast. and it's been that way already multiple times. fog has been easy to form. our upper low, which we had on the weekend, is now up into the northern plains. once it ejects and it's out of the area. but boy, it left behind a lot of clouds yesterday, although in the afternoon it finally did clear out to mostly
simitian. >> this is a machine recount, so that means it'll go relatively quick. but before we do that, we have to do what's called a logic and accuracy test on our voting system. >> now, while evan lowe and joe simitian opposed the recount, sam liccardo favors it because he wants to face only one opponent in the november general election. but if the recount ends with lowe and smitty end with the same number of votes again, all three candidates will advance. that would further split...
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simitian. >>> the san franciscoo will soon be home to giant pandas. the news cog as mayor london breed continues her trip in china. no word yet on when the pandas could arrive. the san francisco zoo last hosted giant pandas in the mid-1980s. >>> today was another beautifu one. let's get to our first alert weather on this friday. it was a bit cooler today but ú condit. meteorologist jessica burch is in our virtual view studios looking at the kend with another chance of...
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the latest count shows a deadlocked race between evan low and joe simitian. the two are tied for second place. that word comes just as the secretary of state is set to certify the results tomorrow. so with this race neck and neck, you might be wondering about the recount. we have a closer look at that process. >> and because this is a local and not a statewide race, the recount is not automatic. and so the low or the campaign has to request and then pay for a recount. they have five days after the certification of the vote to do so, san mateo county set to certify tomorrow, so they would have until early next week. the campaigns would then call the shots on the recall if it is manual or by machine. and how quickly it would go, depending on how many teams they want to hire. all of this could change the price, which starts about $10,000 for each individual precinct. >> they can look at the precincts that they think they have the greatest chance to possibly change a vote that has been cast. however, in order for that vote to actually have an impact on the electi
the latest count shows a deadlocked race between evan low and joe simitian. the two are tied for second place. that word comes just as the secretary of state is set to certify the results tomorrow. so with this race neck and neck, you might be wondering about the recount. we have a closer look at that process. >> and because this is a local and not a statewide race, the recount is not automatic. and so the low or the campaign has to request and then pay for a recount. they have five days...
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simitian and state assembly member, evan low. this is the race for the district 16th. this is replacing anna eshoo in the house. now simitian and low both ended with $33,240 each. they will advance to take on front runner, sam liccardo. every vote really counts. i could not have made it this far without every one of you. i hope to earn your support in november. and simitian says, "we have important work to do as a nation, and i'm ready to do that work. first, of course, that means winning in november, which that's the next challenge." >>> all right, washington took a trip to the east bay today to our port of oakland's progress in building hydrogen energy. last october the state received more than a billion dollars from the feds to develop clean renewable hydrogen. the port of oakland is home to the state's hydrogen hub. also known as arches. soon all of this heavy equipment at the port will run on hydrogen, which will emit water vapor. the goal is to cut two million tons of carbon emissions each year. equivalent to 440,000 gas po
simitian and state assembly member, evan low. this is the race for the district 16th. this is replacing anna eshoo in the house. now simitian and low both ended with $33,240 each. they will advance to take on front runner, sam liccardo. every vote really counts. i could not have made it this far without every one of you. i hope to earn your support in november. and simitian says, "we have important work to do as a nation, and i'm ready to do that work. first, of course, that means winning...
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it means if joe simitian comes out ahead, jonathan padilla will oh $33,000 to pay for the recount. the executive director for the silicon valley political action committee sees a race more exciting. >> you will see more money come into this race and more fundraising to be done by both candidates. >>> another headline is the weather. a cool down is coming. this is a look in san jose. what are you seeing? >>> we did not set any records, but we were about average. i want to show you a comparison of where we were today compared to the average. right now 84 degrees here. we climbed into the 80s and we are warm throughout the entire bay area. now looking at today, santa rosa was 79 degrees. the average is 68. that is a 10 degrees difference. the average in concord is 79. san francisco hit 71 degrees compared to the low 60s. also a difference in oakland. look at san jose. the average is about 68. high pressure will bring us more warmth your thursday along with cloud cover in the early morning hours. aside from that changes are on the way. a cool down is coming from the system that is deve
it means if joe simitian comes out ahead, jonathan padilla will oh $33,000 to pay for the recount. the executive director for the silicon valley political action committee sees a race more exciting. >> you will see more money come into this race and more fundraising to be done by both candidates. >>> another headline is the weather. a cool down is coming. this is a look in san jose. what are you seeing? >>> we did not set any records, but we were about average. i want to...
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now, joe simitian says, eventually this process will work itself out. my job is to stay focused on how i can best represent the folks in our district, and that's what i'm doing. >>> it is 6:09 on your wednesday morning. taking a live look outside across the bay area. you can find your city there or close to it. we are expecting a warm-up today. meteorologist kari hall has been warning us about it. >> yeah, and even though we can't tell right now, just starting out the day it is cool, clear, but it's going to warm up quickly. take a live look outside from oracle park in san francisco. a beautiful start to our wednesday morning, and looking at saratoga and what we're expecting throughout the day. a significant warm-up from 8:00 at 54 degrees, to 72 degrees at noon, and then in the upper 70s for today. we're also going to see those temperatures well above what we would usually see for this time of year, into the mid-70s for santa rosa, concord today 77 degrees, and san francisco in the upper 60s and low 70s. we'll talk more about the warm-up and then a wee
now, joe simitian says, eventually this process will work itself out. my job is to stay focused on how i can best represent the folks in our district, and that's what i'm doing. >>> it is 6:09 on your wednesday morning. taking a live look outside across the bay area. you can find your city there or close to it. we are expecting a warm-up today. meteorologist kari hall has been warning us about it. >> yeah, and even though we can't tell right now, just starting out the day it is...
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. >> joe simitian holds a five vote lead on evan lowe, abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live at the registrar's office in san jose. >> and zach, this is an important day, really and potentially settling this race. >> that is absolutely right. today at 5:00 was the deadline for people who had ballots that needed to be fixed to come in and correct them. now that that deadline is past, after these weeks of fluctuating votes, all of the votes in ballots that can be counted are in leading us. that much closer to final election results. the primary elections happened march fifth. but in the race to replace retiring congresswoman anna eshoo, the results have been far from final. march 12th was the last day county election offices received ballots sent by election day. now, april 2nd at 5 p.m. was the next important deadline. >> the last day to cure any ballots that were out there that weren't they weren't signed or the signatures didn't match. >> election officials say voters have had weeks to fix or cure their ballots. >> we send them multiple letters, emails, texts. however, we can g
. >> joe simitian holds a five vote lead on evan lowe, abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live at the registrar's office in san jose. >> and zach, this is an important day, really and potentially settling this race. >> that is absolutely right. today at 5:00 was the deadline for people who had ballots that needed to be fixed to come in and correct them. now that that deadline is past, after these weeks of fluctuating votes, all of the votes in ballots that can be counted...
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simitian or both will face him in a fayoff. he's taking legal action. the president of the santa clara county government attorney's association says he filed a new complaint with the federal election commission accusing sam liccardo of violating campaign finance law, writing in an parent attempt to skirt contribution limits and avoid negative public attention by personally calling for a recount, mr. liccardo and the other respondents appear to have orchestrated a scheme to use a newly formed super pac. it's not yet. the staffer who called for the recount said this is a definition of frivolous, based on nothing, but conjecture and wishful thinking. he posted on 20 ballots that were properly excluded from the accounts. there are also a number of challenges from the campaign attorneys, adding some of the ballots in question are cast by people who registered the day of the election. >> no, they were not improperly excluded. the participants we have in place right now are to make sure every vote could wants. again, the observers wil
simitian or both will face him in a fayoff. he's taking legal action. the president of the santa clara county government attorney's association says he filed a new complaint with the federal election commission accusing sam liccardo of violating campaign finance law, writing in an parent attempt to skirt contribution limits and avoid negative public attention by personally calling for a recount, mr. liccardo and the other respondents appear to have orchestrated a scheme to use a newly formed...
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evan low and joe simitian both ended up with 30,249 votes each. they tied. if the recount changes the vote total, the winner will advance to the novembe ection to face off against the top vote getter, sam liccardo, who you just saw there. if there's still a tie aft t recount, both low and simitian will advance to november along with liccardo. so we would have three candidates. joining us now is nbc's robert handa. robert, you were there today at that recount location. what's the process here? take us behind the scenes. >> reporter: well, basically earlier i described it as controlled chaos because that's kind of what it seemed like. people were running around. there's about 30 different workers all hired for this recount going around and people don't realize that all the ballots are basically just put into boxes later. so what happens is you mentioned 150,000 ballots that they have to go through. they have to go through these boxes and find the ones that come from the precincts that are from the 16th congressional district. once they get all of those assembl
evan low and joe simitian both ended up with 30,249 votes each. they tied. if the recount changes the vote total, the winner will advance to the novembe ection to face off against the top vote getter, sam liccardo, who you just saw there. if there's still a tie aft t recount, both low and simitian will advance to november along with liccardo. so we would have three candidates. joining us now is nbc's robert handa. robert, you were there today at that recount location. what's the process here?...
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as for joe simitian, he said, quote, eventually this process will work itself out. my job is to stay focus on how i can best represent the folks in our district, and that's what i'm doing. a person filing a recount request has to select a candidate and pay for it themselves. if it's found that the candidate they selected won, they would be reimbursed. i spoke with dan stedingk, who requested the recount in san mateo county. he said he is not connected to any of the congressional campaigns, but chose low in his recount request. he said he believes there should only be a two person race in the general election. >> statistically, very unlikely that these guys would tie, i like to say, you know, the counties can't even keep track of how many cars they have, much less count the same number twice . >> now, the santa clara county registrar's office tells me that they reviewed both recount requests. they can confirm that they are valid, and they plan to start recount activities on monday. if they get the first day's deposit on that overall payment. >> let's talk about the p
as for joe simitian, he said, quote, eventually this process will work itself out. my job is to stay focus on how i can best represent the folks in our district, and that's what i'm doing. a person filing a recount request has to select a candidate and pay for it themselves. if it's found that the candidate they selected won, they would be reimbursed. i spoke with dan stedingk, who requested the recount in san mateo county. he said he is not connected to any of the congressional campaigns, but...
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. >> as we have reported, supervisor joe simitian and assembly member evan lowe finished in a rare second place tie in the primary, sending both men up against former san jose mayor sam liccardo in the november general. >> but as ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary explains tonight, election officials will soon be involved in a very expensive recount. >> all's quiet at the santa clara county registrar of voters office wednesday as staffers brace for what could be several long days monday. this office and its counterpart in san mateo county begin a recount of votes for the 16th congressional district race. >> this has not happened before, and it's a very unique event for us. >> the reexamination of ballots brought on by a tie between second place finishers, supervisor joe simitian and assemblyman evan low both garnered 3249 votes in the march primary of a district that stretches between two counties. both are set to oppose front runner and former san jose mayor sam liccardo, whose several thousand votes ahead this week. both counties announcing two separate requests for a recount. >> i thin
. >> as we have reported, supervisor joe simitian and assembly member evan lowe finished in a rare second place tie in the primary, sending both men up against former san jose mayor sam liccardo in the november general. >> but as ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary explains tonight, election officials will soon be involved in a very expensive recount. >> all's quiet at the santa clara county registrar of voters office wednesday as staffers brace for what could be several long...
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evan low and joe simitian are deadlocked at exactly 30,249 votes each. each of them trailing ricardo by five percentage points. to beat sam liccardo, they need the other person's vote. san mateo and santa clara counties will issue their official results for that election by 5:00 p.m. today but we know a lot of you are wondering what happens next . apparently it is up to the candidates to decide whether they can request a recount. otherwise, it will be a three-way race in november. listen. >> state law basically says that when there is a tie for the two positions that we are talking about right now, the two will go to the november election so there will be a three-way race for the congressional seat. >> a candidate requesting a recount must cover the cost for it and there is no assurance a recount will go in that person's favor. >>> looking live over san francisco, the crowded race for mayor and the city has another high-profile politician throwing his hat in the ring. after months of speculation supervisor aaron peskin said he is jumping in the race. he
evan low and joe simitian are deadlocked at exactly 30,249 votes each. each of them trailing ricardo by five percentage points. to beat sam liccardo, they need the other person's vote. san mateo and santa clara counties will issue their official results for that election by 5:00 p.m. today but we know a lot of you are wondering what happens next . apparently it is up to the candidates to decide whether they can request a recount. otherwise, it will be a three-way race in november. listen....
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simitian. the two are tied for second place. as of right now, they have exactly the same number of votes , believe it or not. what happens next? it is up to the candidates to decide whether to request a recount. otherwise, there will be a three-way race in november. >> state law, basically says that when there is a tie for the two positions that we are talking about right now, the two will go to the november election. there will be a three-way race for the congressional seat. >> by the way, a candidate requesting a recount has to cover the cost and there is no assurance that a recount will go in a person's favor. >>> take a look at this, but it's from a dashcam during taiwan 7.4 magnitude earthquake earlier this week. we see boulders falling onto the road, smashing into a car while drivers narrowly avoided another. in a hospital in taiwan, nurses came rushing into the room when the shaking started, later saying that they were frightened but they still chose to stay to try to protect the room of
simitian. the two are tied for second place. as of right now, they have exactly the same number of votes , believe it or not. what happens next? it is up to the candidates to decide whether to request a recount. otherwise, there will be a three-way race in november. >> state law, basically says that when there is a tie for the two positions that we are talking about right now, the two will go to the november election. there will be a three-way race for the congressional seat. >> by...
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this comes after joe simitian and evan low type the place. registrars have received two official request for a recount. the registrar of voters will decide if that will happen. >>> scientists are trying to figure out how to free this gray whale whose tale is stuck in a fishing net. it has been dragging it are hundreds of miles. this is drone video that was taken near thorton beach off the coast of pacifica. there is no timeline on a potential rescue mission. >>> hundreds of worshipers gathered in prayer in san jose to set up ramadan. worshipers at the event say that ramadan is about patients and cultivating a deeper connection with their creator. now, they celebrate the three day feast after ramadan with a special prayer ceremony and food afterwards. >>> the women behind the world war ii rosie the riveter campaign received a congressional gold medal today. it is an honor that is decades in the making and rosie's from the bay area and across the country were recognized for their initiative and patriotism. many of them helped with the war effor
this comes after joe simitian and evan low type the place. registrars have received two official request for a recount. the registrar of voters will decide if that will happen. >>> scientists are trying to figure out how to free this gray whale whose tale is stuck in a fishing net. it has been dragging it are hundreds of miles. this is drone video that was taken near thorton beach off the coast of pacifica. there is no timeline on a potential rescue mission. >>> hundreds of...
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joe simitian says, eventually this process will work itself out. my job is to stay focused on how i can best represent the folks in our district and that's what i'm doing. >>> now to a live look in san francisco, where today a candidate for city supervisor will introduce a plan to end open drug markets. now, for the past year, mayor london breed and the san francisco police department have been working to crack down on drug markets. these markets have contributed to hundreds of fentanyl deaths in the city. he said that he wants to help get it under control. he's running to unseat dean preston. he'll be at the corner of 7th and market street to introduce his plan. >>> new federal standards to make your drinking water healthier. the environmental protection agency has established a new national limit on the presence of certain types of substances called pfas. each is nearly -- there you go, impossible to destroy, has been associated with certain cancers and other health concerns. the limit require them to be the lowest level detectible. public system
joe simitian says, eventually this process will work itself out. my job is to stay focused on how i can best represent the folks in our district and that's what i'm doing. >>> now to a live look in san francisco, where today a candidate for city supervisor will introduce a plan to end open drug markets. now, for the past year, mayor london breed and the san francisco police department have been working to crack down on drug markets. these markets have contributed to hundreds of...
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it's resulted in evan low taking a four vote lead over joe simitian. the initial certified results said sam liccardo in a clear first place with low and submitting tied for second. all three would have moved on to the general election. then jonathan padilla, a former staffer for liccardo, requested a recount, paying thousands of dollars each day through a super pac. liccardo has denied any involvement there. santa clara county announced today the recount resulted in low receiving an additional 11 votes, simitian gaining another seven. if these results were to stand low, would move on
it's resulted in evan low taking a four vote lead over joe simitian. the initial certified results said sam liccardo in a clear first place with low and submitting tied for second. all three would have moved on to the general election. then jonathan padilla, a former staffer for liccardo, requested a recount, paying thousands of dollars each day through a super pac. liccardo has denied any involvement there. santa clara county announced today the recount resulted in low receiving an additional...
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santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and state assembly member evan low went back and forth in the second place spot. tuesday was the last day that voters with a ballot that needed their signature to be verified could come in and fix their ballot, verify their signature at the end of that day, lo was leading by just one vote. but at the last minute a voter came in, verified their signature, leading to that tie. >> this election, we had a slogan one vote, make it count. and i think that exemplifies that meaning. and one vote really does make a difference. and your vote does matter. >> both candidates have 30,249 votes. the law states that both lo and simitian can join liccardo in the general election. >> it's absolutely wild. i can't ever remember a literal tie for a full election. >> there is an opportunity for candidates or voters to call a recount. whoever makes the request pays for the recount, and will only be reimbursed if the recount finds the vote in their favor. >> it doesn't make either financial sense or political sense. because the thing about a recount, you know, us
santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and state assembly member evan low went back and forth in the second place spot. tuesday was the last day that voters with a ballot that needed their signature to be verified could come in and fix their ballot, verify their signature at the end of that day, lo was leading by just one vote. but at the last minute a voter came in, verified their signature, leading to that tie. >> this election, we had a slogan one vote, make it count. and i think...
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more than four weeks after the march primary, a single vote is now separating joe simitian and evan lo. a final vote counts expected this week after a critical deadline for ballots passed yesterday. here's abc7 news reporter zach fuentes, the last day to cure any ballots that were out there that weren't they weren't signed or the signatures didn't match. >> election officials say voters have had weeks to fix or cure their ballots. >> we send them multiple letters, emails, texts. however, we can get a hold of the voters so we could tell them, like why their ballot isn't counted yet and they can come in and cure it. that's what the ballot process is, where they can come fix it or sign something saying, yes, this is my signature. >> in santa clara county, many people have taken officials up on the offer. in total, they were nearly 1500 challenge ballots that needed to be fixed by deadline. there are around 500. san mateo county reported just over 400 before deadline, each number significant as they could be the final votes that decide the close race for second in the california congressio
more than four weeks after the march primary, a single vote is now separating joe simitian and evan lo. a final vote counts expected this week after a critical deadline for ballots passed yesterday. here's abc7 news reporter zach fuentes, the last day to cure any ballots that were out there that weren't they weren't signed or the signatures didn't match. >> election officials say voters have had weeks to fix or cure their ballots. >> we send them multiple letters, emails, texts....
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the race between evan low and joe simitian. what lies ahead for the runoff in november. >>> thanks for joining us, i'm jessica aguirre. it is a sad day for bay area sports fans after 56 years of the oakland coliseum, the a's are out. this is officially oakland a's last season in the east bay. this morning the team announced plans to play the next few seasons in sacramento while they wait for the new stadium to be built in las vegas. thomas goethalsthom jensen is live for us where they laid out that deal, thom? >> reporter: yeah, actually we found out today that they have been in talks for several months about the move. when they finally proved to be unobtainable to get that agreement to continue to play at the coliseum in oakland. they did pend that agreement to move to west sacramento at least for the next three seasons, maybe longer. sutter health park has seen fewer than 11,000 fans. 14,000 if you count lawn seating. but it's about to host a big league team. starting next year it will
the race between evan low and joe simitian. what lies ahead for the runoff in november. >>> thanks for joining us, i'm jessica aguirre. it is a sad day for bay area sports fans after 56 years of the oakland coliseum, the a's are out. this is officially oakland a's last season in the east bay. this morning the team announced plans to play the next few seasons in sacramento while they wait for the new stadium to be built in las vegas. thomas goethalsthom jensen is live for us where they...