eddie garcía: es bien importante, el poder de un policía, el poder de un departamento de policía, no y mujeres que se ponen este uniforme cada día, que van y ponen su vida en la línea por esta comunidad, sepan que yo también tengo el respaldo de ellos; bien difícil este trabajo, y sí, tiene que hacer dos cosas, tenemos que sacar al elemento criminal de las calles de san josé, es bien fácil, pero a la misma vez, tenemos que construir bien fuerte, relaciones con nuestra comunidad, y esas dos cosas son bien importantes. damián trujillo: para los que no saben muy bien, platíquenos de lo difícil que es ser un oficial del departamento de la policía, porque usted sale, sus oficiales, los hombres y mujeres, salen de sus casas cada mañana, para ponerse el uniforme, y no saben si van a regresar ese día a su casa, porque no saben qué van a enfrentar en la calle ese día; ¿es algo muy difícil? eddie garcía: es algo bien difícil, cada día, había muchas veces que yo salía de mi casa, y le doy un beso a mi esposa, a mis hijos, y a la misma vez, no voy a hablar de mí, voy a hablar de mis oficiales; p

eddie garcía: no, me sentí mal, estaba ahí con mi hijo.cieron pasar por estadounidenses. eddie garcía: entiendo las razones, había mucho fraude, y entiendo todo eso. sandra cervantes: pero aunque entiende el motivo, asegura que en los requisitos para solicitar el "real id", no explican esto. eddie garcía: tienen que comunicar eso mejor, para nuestros puertorriqueños que están aquí. sandra cervantes: garcía, ahantt una nueva acta de nacimiento, para poder regresar al dmv. damián trujillo: y me dicen que ya recibió esa nueva acta de nacimiento; esa fue mi compañera sandra cervantes reportando. bueno, se le está enseñando español a los cadetes de la academia del departamento de policía de san josé, ¿para qué?, para que mejor puedan servir a ustedes, nuestra comunidad de habla español. los clientes aquí en la tropicana están aplaudiendo esta decisión, dicen que la comunicación es de suma importancia para mejor proteger a esta comunidad. hoy nuestras cám ea este salón en solo dos semanas; pero antes de eso, el departamento de policía quiere que

eddie: you know, it's emotional for a while. damian: garcia denying his certificate felt like the dmv was denying his identity as an american-born citizen. eddie: being turned away because, you know, the inference that i got was that the fact that i wasn't american and not born in the united states stung. damian: after doing some research today, the chief discovered the reason for his denial. it turns out that the department of homeland security deemed all birth certificates from puerto rico invalid if they were certified before 2010. that's because of a massive fraud scandal on the island lv garcia says he had no idea about the scandal or the government action. eddie: the reason they don't accept it are for absolutely valid reasons. i understand that, it was just--it needs to be communicated better. damian: garcia says nowhere in the application process does it explain the requirement. he's hoping for more clarity by the dmv so no other puerto rican will feel the same humiliation he felt today. damian: and we've since learned that the chief h

eddie garcia here in our studios on your "comunidad del valle."e. ♪ damian: we begin today by the monthly visit of the consulate of mexico in san francisco. with me is guillermo reyes, the vice consul general there in the city. well, for the whole region in san francisco. welcome back to the show, it's been a long time. guillermo reyes: damian, thank you very much for having me here. it's a pleasure to start the year with you and your audience, of course. damian: thank you very much. well, today, we're talking about 2020, the year of mexico in san francisco. tell us what that all means. guillermo: i was telling you before starting, why not? this is the year of mexico, and the year of mexico in san francisco particularly because we are going to celebrate not only the mexicans, but the contributions of the mexicans that they have done to the community. and what a better explanation of this situation that two main characters that has been part of our history, of our common history in the united states and mexico, i am talking about diego rivera and f

eddie garcia is also a veteran, having served in the army reserves and national guard. then came his trip today to the dmv to apply for his real i.d. and the chief was turned away. >> they wouldn't accept my birth certificate from puerto rico. >> reporter: he was told his birth certificate wasn't valid and he needed to get a new one. >> it was emotional for a while. >> reporter: garcia says denying his certificate felt like the dmv was denying his identity as an american-born citizen. >> being turned away because the inference that i got was the fact that i wasn't american and not born in the united states stung. >> reporter: after doing some research today, the chief discovered the reason for his denial. it turns out the department of homeland security deemed all birth certificates from puerto rico invalid if they were certified before 2010. that's because of a massive fraud scandal on the island involving birth certificates. garcia said he had no idea about the scandal or the government action. >> the reason they don't accept it is for absolutely valid reasons, i unde

police chief eddie garcia told the paper his department has been prioritizing the problem, arsecurity cameras. >>> meanwhile san francisco police reporting a slight drop in car break ins, down by 3 percent in 2019, but there were still more than 23,000 of them. the city also saw its lowest number of homicides in more thanhalf a century, 41. that's an 11 percent drop from 2018 when they were 46. >>> a suspected fuel leak forced an oakland-bound flight to land in san jose tonight. the southwest jet was in bound from burbank. the flight landed safely just after 7:30, and turns out erno faulty cockpit indicator. >>> at least 16 california firefighters are part of a u.s. team in australia tonight h country's worst wildfire season on record. at least 17 people have died, 1400 homes have been destroyed, and more than 12 million acres have burned. roads are jammed, fuel is running low as people flee the east coast. frustration boiled over as the prime minister toured one rural community. >> if we were sydney, if we were north coast, we would be flooded with donations, with emergency relief! >

police chief eddie garcia telling the paper that his department has been prioritizing problems and homeowners are helping by arming themselves with security cameras. >>> san francisco police are reporting a slight drop in car break-ins. they were down by about 3% in 2019 but there were still more than 23,000 of them. san francisco also saw slowest number of homicides and more than half a century. 41, and 11% drop from 2018 when there were 46 homicides. >>> taking a live look that the san jose international airport this morning where a suspected fuel leak force in oakland bound flight to land. the southwest jet was in town from burbank with more than 140 people on board. the pilot selected to divert to that airport. the flight landed safely after 7:30 last night and it turns out there was no fuel leak just a faulty cockpit indicator. >>> allee 16 california firefighters are among the u.s. team in australia this morning helping to combat the country's worst wildfire season on record. at least 17 people have died and 1400 homes have been destroyed. more than 12 million acres have burned. roads a

home burglaries dropped almost 40% between 2014 and 2018 and san jose police chief eddie garcia is crediting the return of the department burglary prevention unit. car theft also went down major numbers last year but the number of aggravated assault of donna steadily since 2013 and the chief garcia told the news he wants more police officers out on the streets. there are only 10 officers for every 100,000 people living in san jose, compared back to san francisco which has 26 officers for every 100,000 people. meantime the latest crime numbers in oakland showing a troubling trend, violent crime was up for the second straight year, oakland saw a 7% jump of violent crime in 2019 including homicide, robbery and aggravated assault. oakland also saw a 30% jump in the number of burglaries. >>> them owners of some floating homes in redwood city velawsuit to stay put after the city declared allow people to live it this marina violates state law. >>reporter: until recently as shown in this 2016 drone footage redwood city marina was once a thriving and mostly working-class floating community on estuary

. >> reporter: eddie garcia said the shouting was two police officers commanding the suspect to put the lighter down. instead he kept trying to ignite the paper in the nozzle. ultimately police say officers used powerful bean bag stun guns and a taser to no effect before three gunshots brought him down. >> i will tell you one of the things that we all noticed was towards his charge at the officers, the very ominous laugh that the suspect had. >> reporter: now chief garcia saw and heard that on uniform cam footage that he said will be released publicly in a few weeks. now the suspect de los santos is a man with a violent criminal history and now in stable condition and will face two counts of assault on a police officer and one counts of attempted arson. live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> as fires continue to ravage large parts of australia, more help is coming from around the world. this image from the international space station here shows the smoke around sydney. another wave of firefighters arrived today from the united states. including from right here in califor

. >> reporter: during tonight's meeting with san jose police chief eddie garcia at the willow against community center, he and his team briefed residents on the department's efforts to crack down on this recent spike in crime. one thing they're doing is encouraging businesses to install cameras outas weside as as inside their cars. >> did they come in a car? were there accomplices outside waiting for them? just a myriad of things that the outside can do. >> reporter: he said there are special foot patrols in certain neighborhoods. they've launched a special burglary unit to track down robbers and the people who buy the items they've stolen. most importantly, the department is still trying to add more police officers. despite the recent crime spike, chi during tonight's meeting said social media can be a tool, but a tool that can both help solve crimes and fray nerves at the same time. >> i now know about crime that's happening four politics away from me because of social media. >> reporter: police chief garcia says they do not have any specific data suggesting that willow glen is bein

san jose's top cop, eddie garcia, was born in puerto rico, meaning he's a u.s.izen but because his birth certificate was invalid, the dmv says they cannot process his application. the chief says denying his certificate felt like the dmv was denying his identity as an american. >> being turned away because, you know, the inference that i got was the fact that i wasn't american and not born in the united states stung. >> the department of homeland security deemed all birth certificates from puerto rico invalid if they were certified before 2010. that's because of a massive fraud scandal on the island. >>> up next here at 11:00, the next time you order uber, expect some changes. the reason why uber is giving drivers more control. >>> and there's only a handful of them in the world. now you can own one of the famed painted ladies. we're going to take you inside and show you this rare opportunity. >>> more rain on the way. i'll have that outlook coming up in about six minutes. >>> well, in a way, uber is going old school. it's a new way of doing business, and it's si

the number of home burglaries fell 40%, police chief eddy garcia credits the return of the department's burglary prevention unit. vehicle thefts also went down last. but the number of aggravated assault has gone up since 2013. garcia says he wants to add four officers on the streets. there are only ten officers for every 100,000 people living in san jose. the latest crime numbers it oakland show a troubling trend, violent crime is up for the second second straight year. oakland also experienced a 30% hike in the number of burglaries. >>> an african-american attorney filing a lawsuit against oakland and the police department alleging unreasonable search and seizure. demand released video claiming police officers held him at gunpoint then forced him to crawl on the ground during a traffic stop two years ago. he says he was driving on international boulevard when police pulled over his mercedes. >> these officers need to be trained on how to deal with these situations. it is scary to think that officers are allowed to have a gun to conduct these type of stops. they gave conflicting orders.

acudió al dmv para solicitarlo y fue negado >> por 4 años ha sido jefe de departamento de policía eddie v garcíaés de lo que he hecho por mi país, >> le dijeron que el acta que presentó no era válida pues el departamento de seguridad invalidó las actas emitidas en puerto rico por fraudes esto por extranjeros que se hicieron pasar por estadounidenses >> entiendo todo eso >> pero asegura que los requisitos para solicitar el realid no explica esto garcía esta'solicitando nuevamente un acta para volver al dmv serán aceptados como documento válido antes de solicitar su realid >> williams dice que no puede cambiar el pasado sí el futuro esto en reacción a incidentes que ha involucrado a agentes de esta institución >> si necesitan algo pueden hablar con nosotros pueden confiar, >> también indicó que le recorte del presupuesto ha impactado a ese departamento tiene 122 oficiales y necesita al menos 180 es optimista que quiere realizar cambios en la policía para recuperar la confianza de la comunidad >> departamento de policía de freemon también pública este video para ayudar a la cmunidad a prevenir robo

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