Alameda appears to be getting new mayor, two new council members

Updated election results indicate that the city of Alameda will have a new mayor and two new faces on its City Council.

Some absentee votes and provisional ballots remain to be counted, but City Councilwoman Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft has increased her lead over incumbent Mayor Trish Spencer since the first tally was released on election night and a week later led Spencer by 41.8 percent to 37.2 percent, with Councilman Frank Matarrese in third place with 20.4 percent of the vote.