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owners of the guildhouse on south first street say they're frustrated and concerned about their future. the gaming lounge has suffered eight burglaries in two and a half years and three in the past four months. earlier burglaries were on a smaller scale and some arrests were made, but the latest from march 26th captured on security cameras was the most brazen with thieves cutting through the back entrance, breaking into the office, and literally wheeling away the company's safe on a dolly. all while avoiding alarms and censors. >> i figured that they've probably done it before because they had the right tools and they made the right cuts in the right places. >> reporter: despite all the burglaries, guildhouse owners didn't talk publicly or post anything online until now, saying they didn't want potential thieves to esee the business as vulnerable. but other neighboring businesses ve
owners of the guildhouse on south first street say they're frustrated and concerned about their future. the gaming lounge has suffered eight burglaries in two and a half years and three in the past four months. earlier burglaries were on a smaller scale and some arrests were made, but the latest from march 26th captured on security cameras was the most brazen with thieves cutting through the back entrance, breaking into the office, and literally wheeling away the company's safe on a dolly. all...
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guildhouse posted this video on instagram. it shows at least two suspects in the office of the business. taking the safe out with a dolly. guildhouse says they used tools to cut through a sealed back door from the construction site behind the business. it happened back on march 26th. guildhouse says this is the third time they were burglarized this year, and the eighth time since they opened. the business is now asking people to share the footage in hopes of catching those responsible. >> in palo alto, police have arrested a man after an undercover online child exploitation investigation. police say the investigation into 67 year old robert kenny wenceslao began early last month when authorities in georgia alerted officials that wenceslao was communicating with an undercover officer who was acting as a 12 year old girl. palo alto officials then created their own account on social media, also impersonating as a 12 year old girl. police say wenceslao asked the account for explicit images officers were able to arrest him today at
guildhouse posted this video on instagram. it shows at least two suspects in the office of the business. taking the safe out with a dolly. guildhouse says they used tools to cut through a sealed back door from the construction site behind the business. it happened back on march 26th. guildhouse says this is the third time they were burglarized this year, and the eighth time since they opened. the business is now asking people to share the footage in hopes of catching those responsible. >>...
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owners of the guildhouse on south first street say they're frustrated and concerned about their future. the gaming lounge has suffered eight burglaries in two and a half years and three in the past four months. earlier burglaries were on a smaller scale and some arrests were made, but the latest from march 26th captured on security cameras was the most brazen with thieves cutting through the back entrance, breaking into the office, and literally wheeling away the company's safe on a dolly. all while avoiding alarms and censors. >> i figured that they've probably done it before because they had the right tools and they made the right cuts in the right places. >> reporter: despite all the burglaries, guildhouse owners didn't talk publicly or post anything online until now, saying they didn't want potential thieves to esee the business as vulnerable. but other neighboring businesses have also been hit. >> when i talked to some of our other restaurant friends, they said that the exact same thing has happened to them. a team cuts through the back door with tools, takes the entire safe, and
owners of the guildhouse on south first street say they're frustrated and concerned about their future. the gaming lounge has suffered eight burglaries in two and a half years and three in the past four months. earlier burglaries were on a smaller scale and some arrests were made, but the latest from march 26th captured on security cameras was the most brazen with thieves cutting through the back entrance, breaking into the office, and literally wheeling away the company's safe on a dolly. all...
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city leaders met with guildhouse owners friday in an attempt to tackle the problem. we're going to keep pushing hard to properly staff our police department. >> i'm going to continue to advocate for the rest of the system to hold people accountable, particularly when they are repeat offenders, as we've talked about before and we'll continue to lean into technology like the crime capture program after repeated attempts to stop the problem on their own. >> these owners hope anything can make a difference. >> not because we want to make it feel like san jose is not a safe place to have a business, but because we want to make it better in san jose. >> dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> still ahead, a plan to create the bay area's top aquatic center, but it could cost about $77 million. and now we have a look at the proposed design set are getting a look at the proposed design before the city council votes on it next week. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the story. for decades, this pool has served walnut creek. the olympic size clark swim center hosts a variety
city leaders met with guildhouse owners friday in an attempt to tackle the problem. we're going to keep pushing hard to properly staff our police department. >> i'm going to continue to advocate for the rest of the system to hold people accountable, particularly when they are repeat offenders, as we've talked about before and we'll continue to lean into technology like the crime capture program after repeated attempts to stop the problem on their own. >> these owners hope anything...
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guildhouse hopes that all this will make a difference in san jose and ruben. ktvu, fox two news a. new music event in the bay area, already has a dedicated following. >> why it will be hard to get your hands on tickets for this august concert, and a drugstore chain is closing stores nationwide. the bay area locations that are set to shut down next month, plus an event honoring the life of cesar chavez, is coming to the already sold out on the same day they went on sale. the company behind outside lands is putting on another show the weekend following the outside lands festival. the lineup includes system of a down and deftones. the concert will be held at the golden gate park polo fields on august 17th, and those 50,000 tickets sold out today in just about 90 minutes. first fridays has returned to oakland. the monthly block party on telegraph avenue kicked off around 5:00 tonight. it's become a gathering place for local artists, performers and small businesses and it typically draws thousands of people. the event has suffered from a lack of revenue, however, and organizers had to p
guildhouse hopes that all this will make a difference in san jose and ruben. ktvu, fox two news a. new music event in the bay area, already has a dedicated following. >> why it will be hard to get your hands on tickets for this august concert, and a drugstore chain is closing stores nationwide. the bay area locations that are set to shut down next month, plus an event honoring the life of cesar chavez, is coming to the already sold out on the same day they went on sale. the company behind...
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city leaders met with guildhouse owners friday in an attempt to tackle the problem. we're going to keep pushing hard to properly staff our police department. >> i'm going to continue to advocate for the rest of the system to hold people accountable, particularly when they are repeat offenders, as we've talked about before. and we'll continue to lean into technology like the crime capture program. >> after repeated attempts to stop the problem on their own, these owners hope anything can make a difference, not because we want to make it feel like san jose is not a safe place to have a business, but because we want to make it better in san jose. dustin dawsey abc seven news well, there's some exciting news for swimmers in walnut creek. >> the city plans to build a brand new pool. the latest design consists of a new olympic size pool, a smaller pool and a playground. plus some new offices and locker rooms. the project could cost around $77 million. >> the priority for the aquatic foundation was to see that the needs of the community are met. well, there's a huge need fo
city leaders met with guildhouse owners friday in an attempt to tackle the problem. we're going to keep pushing hard to properly staff our police department. >> i'm going to continue to advocate for the rest of the system to hold people accountable, particularly when they are repeat offenders, as we've talked about before. and we'll continue to lean into technology like the crime capture program. >> after repeated attempts to stop the problem on their own, these owners hope anything...
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this is guildhouse on san jose. >> this is the great hall and on the other side we have a parlor. the great hall has a party atmosphere. it's a lot louder. then you step in the parlor and the atmosphere absolutely changes. >> reporter: it opened in 2021 during the pandemic to give people a space to hang out and do what they love. but the owners have been dealing with something that happens to many bay area businesses, burglaries. eight in the nearly three years they have been open and three just this year. the latest happened late last month captured on security cameras. thieves cut through the back entrance, broke into the office, and wheeled away the safe. until now they've stayed quiet to avoid being seen as vulnerable. but the owner says they are tired of it, so they're speaking up. >> i think their goal is this will happen less frequently and not just us, but to our neighbors as well. >> reporter: it got attention of the mayor and the city's new police chief, who showed up late this afternoon and vowed to help. with more foot and bike patrols and hopefully in the future, addi
this is guildhouse on san jose. >> this is the great hall and on the other side we have a parlor. the great hall has a party atmosphere. it's a lot louder. then you step in the parlor and the atmosphere absolutely changes. >> reporter: it opened in 2021 during the pandemic to give people a space to hang out and do what they love. but the owners have been dealing with something that happens to many bay area businesses, burglaries. eight in the nearly three years they have been open...
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thieves broke into the guildhouse in san jose last month, but owners say this is the third break written in just four months and the eighth since the bar opened. our robert honda has been following this story for us. robert, three break-ins, can you tell us about the most recent one? >> reporter: yeah, the most recent one was the most sophisticated because some of the earlier break-ins were more typical. you know, people breaking through the window, things like that. the one that they posted online was from march 26th, and it was very interesting. they first of all used tools to be able to get into the -- through the back entrance. they were able to avoid alarms and sensors. and then they were able to break into the offer and they literally wheeled away the safe on a dolly. and they basically knew what they wanted to take, because owners say they absolutely ignored everything else. the cash registers, equipment, equipment, all the other stuff they could have taken and came base dloi take the safe. and as it turns out, we found out other neighboring businesses have also had this problem.
thieves broke into the guildhouse in san jose last month, but owners say this is the third break written in just four months and the eighth since the bar opened. our robert honda has been following this story for us. robert, three break-ins, can you tell us about the most recent one? >> reporter: yeah, the most recent one was the most sophisticated because some of the earlier break-ins were more typical. you know, people breaking through the window, things like that. the one that they...
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guildhouse hopes that all this will make a difference in san jose and ruben. ktvu, fox two news. >> san jose police say this man is now in custody for allegedly bringing a gun to the eastridge center shopping mall. officers responded to a report of a brandished firearm at the mall around 730 last night. they say the suspect ran away, but the department's air three helicopter directed officers to his location, where he was arrested. police say they recovered the loaded gun during their chase. >> san jose police say two men are in custody for the illegal manufacture and sale of weapons. police say the investigation follows up on a previous firearms case. pictures here show some of what officers seized while serving a search warrant at a home, and a storage unit on wednesday. the evidence included two assault rifles, assault rifle and firearm parts and more. >> they located three assault rifle receivers, thousands of rounds of ammunition and other, evidence which indicated that the suspects were manufacturing and selling the firearms. >> two men were taken into c
guildhouse hopes that all this will make a difference in san jose and ruben. ktvu, fox two news. >> san jose police say this man is now in custody for allegedly bringing a gun to the eastridge center shopping mall. officers responded to a report of a brandished firearm at the mall around 730 last night. they say the suspect ran away, but the department's air three helicopter directed officers to his location, where he was arrested. police say they recovered the loaded gun during their...
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the guildhouse shared this surveillance video from a few weeks back on march 26th. owners tell us they didn't originally want to go public for fear of prompting more crime. but after boosting their security measures and still being burglarized they acknowledge that strategy wasn't working. the san jose mayor and san jose police chief are vowing to boost police presence downtown. >>> today, san francisco mayor london breed is embarking on one of her most high profile trips since taking office. breed is leading a 30-person delegation to china. planned stops include hong kong, beijing and shanghai. earlier this week the mayor told us her goals include bringing more economic opportunities to san francisco, boosting tourism with china and bringing more pandas to the sf zoo. >> our goal is to, you know, enter into major agreements and make san francisco a significant to china and to let them know that we are open to the business relationships that could be developed as a result. there's a lot we want to accomplish. and of course a lot we want to bring back, too. >> the de
the guildhouse shared this surveillance video from a few weeks back on march 26th. owners tell us they didn't originally want to go public for fear of prompting more crime. but after boosting their security measures and still being burglarized they acknowledge that strategy wasn't working. the san jose mayor and san jose police chief are vowing to boost police presence downtown. >>> today, san francisco mayor london breed is embarking on one of her most high profile trips since taking...
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. >> since 2017, guildhouse has been an entertainment destination for gamers in downtown san jose, but it's also been a hot spot for crime. eight break ins total three this year, and the latest has founder kevin wick at a breaking point. >> it's a bigger problem than it should be, and the reason we're talking about it now, in the past, we've always kept it under wraps. and, that wasn't working. >> and the event on march 26th was different. just after closing down for the night, owners say burglars cut a hole through the back door of the guild house surveillance footage captured them stealing their safe. co-owner david faria says the thieves evaded security put in place after previous break ins, including a motion sensor on the door that was cut open. >> the sensor is only gets out here. it doesn't get directly under the door. they were under it and they went straight through our storage room into our office. >> every time we've had a break in, we've increased our cameras, we've increased our, closing procedures, we've increased our locks. and it just is not helping. >> besides the loss
. >> since 2017, guildhouse has been an entertainment destination for gamers in downtown san jose, but it's also been a hot spot for crime. eight break ins total three this year, and the latest has founder kevin wick at a breaking point. >> it's a bigger problem than it should be, and the reason we're talking about it now, in the past, we've always kept it under wraps. and, that wasn't working. >> and the event on march 26th was different. just after closing down for the...
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guildhouse hopes that all this will make a difference in san jose and ruben. ktvu fox two news. >> new tonight oakland's first friday is back in uptown oakland after taking a three month long hiatus, and after the weather prompted the block party to be postponed last week. ktvu is amber lee joining us live now from oakland at this event? hi, amber. >> hi, christina. >> this event started just about an hour ago. i'm going to step aside so you can see what it looks like for yourself. there is a lot of excitement out here. you can see people dancing. there's a drum group here now. there's a lot of excitement because this is the first time it's being held since december. the executive director tells me the lack of funds shut it down for three months. there are 60 vendors here tonight selling food, jewelry, clothing and other items. there will be activities including a car show and a fashion show. there is also a booth here that will be promoting a golf tournament fundraiser to help pay for this monthly event. now organizers say there is enough money. it appears at
guildhouse hopes that all this will make a difference in san jose and ruben. ktvu fox two news. >> new tonight oakland's first friday is back in uptown oakland after taking a three month long hiatus, and after the weather prompted the block party to be postponed last week. ktvu is amber lee joining us live now from oakland at this event? hi, amber. >> hi, christina. >> this event started just about an hour ago. i'm going to step aside so you can see what it looks like for...
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it's unclear how much guildhouse lost, and we don't know if the thieves have been caught. >> oakland international airport one step closer to a name change and potentially a lawsuit. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us in studio with the opposition to this potential change. >> good morning. kumasi. san francisco officials say the name change will lead to confusion, and the city attorney has already said he is considering a lawsuit to stop it, despite the threat. yesterday, the port of oakland board of commissioners voted unanimously to approve changing the airport's name to san francisco bay oakland international airport, they say, will improve geographic awareness and also increase the number of travelers and airlines. but san francisco's city attorney, david chu, says a new name would be trademark infringement, and there has been staunch opposition from san francisco city officials and san francisco international airport. >> we certainly understand as an airport how important it is to grow air traffic, the benefits of air traffic. but we don't think this is the righ
it's unclear how much guildhouse lost, and we don't know if the thieves have been caught. >> oakland international airport one step closer to a name change and potentially a lawsuit. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us in studio with the opposition to this potential change. >> good morning. kumasi. san francisco officials say the name change will lead to confusion, and the city attorney has already said he is considering a lawsuit to stop it, despite the threat....
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. >> since 2017, guildhouse has been an entertainment destination for gamers in downtown san jose, but it's also been a hot spot for crime. eight break ins total three this year, and the latest has founder kevin wick at a breaking point. >> it's a bigger problem than it should be, and the reason we're talking about it now, in the past, we've always kept it under wraps. and, that wasn't working. >> and the event on march 26th was different. just after closing down for the night, owners say burglars cut a hole through the back door of the guild house surveillance footage captured them stealing their safe. co-owner david faria says the thieves evaded security put in place after previous break ins, including a motion sensor on the door that was cut open. >> the sensor is only gets out here. it doesn't get directly under the door. they were under it and they went straight through our storage room into our office. >> every time we've had a break in, we've increased our cameras, we've increased our, closing procedures, we've increased our locks and it just is not helping. >> besides the loss
. >> since 2017, guildhouse has been an entertainment destination for gamers in downtown san jose, but it's also been a hot spot for crime. eight break ins total three this year, and the latest has founder kevin wick at a breaking point. >> it's a bigger problem than it should be, and the reason we're talking about it now, in the past, we've always kept it under wraps. and, that wasn't working. >> and the event on march 26th was different. just after closing down for the...
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. >>> guildhouse is speaking out over break-ins. they posted this video to social media showing its third burglary this year alone. the eighth since it opened. thieves broke in through a sealed back door and stole its safe, the whole thing. among other things. the bar says it hadn't spoken out previously for fear of inviting more criminals. but this last burglary compelled them to go public. it motivated them from stop accepting cash. more in our afternoon and evening newscast. >>> how about the weather? grab your sweaters and jackets. it's about to get chilly again. here is kari hall's forecast. >> we will see temperatures in the 60s for much of the bay area today. 60s in san francisco. 64 in oakland. mid 06s for the east bay into the tri-valley. it's a lot colder tomorrow. we will need umbrellas, sweaters and all that was as it feels like winter with the storm system coming in. it will bring snow to some of our bay area hills and mountains. most of the snow will be coming down -- or the rain will come down during the overnight hou
. >>> guildhouse is speaking out over break-ins. they posted this video to social media showing its third burglary this year alone. the eighth since it opened. thieves broke in through a sealed back door and stole its safe, the whole thing. among other things. the bar says it hadn't spoken out previously for fear of inviting more criminals. but this last burglary compelled them to go public. it motivated them from stop accepting cash. more in our afternoon and evening newscast....
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guildhouse hopes that all this will make a difference in san jose and ruben. ktvu fox two news. >> more than a dozen rite aid stores are closing across california, and that includes two bay area locations. court documents released this month shows the company plans to close storefronts in union cities, union square marketplace and in san jose, near story and white roads. the union city store says it will close at the end of may. the san jose location says it will cease operations may 19th. this is all part of a larger plan to close 53 locations nationwide. rite aid filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy last year, tied to decreasing sales and lawsuits related to opioids. >> after serving its neighborhood for nearly four decades, a burger restaurant in point richmond has closed its doors for good. the great american hamburger and pie company, announcing on its website that after 38 years, yesterday was their final day of business, the owner blaming the closure on a recent ada compliant lawsuit, as well as a loss of revenue from the pandemic and inflation. >> we do wan
guildhouse hopes that all this will make a difference in san jose and ruben. ktvu fox two news. >> more than a dozen rite aid stores are closing across california, and that includes two bay area locations. court documents released this month shows the company plans to close storefronts in union cities, union square marketplace and in san jose, near story and white roads. the union city store says it will close at the end of may. the san jose location says it will cease operations may...