my name is allen wong. i will be your master of ceremonies. i am delighted to be here.opefully you watch abc-7 news. i anchor the newscast there. we are here to observe the fifth annual asian american haze damage month. this year's theme is celebrate heritage, celebrate community. is recognizes the many contributions and diversity of the asian and pacific island communities who r an integral part of this city. 31 years ago, president jimmy carter signed a resolution delivering one week in the month of may declaring asian heritage month. just one week. but that was expanded to the entire month of may in 1990. in 1992, another law was signed proclaiming asian american heritage month to be permanent. in the city and county of san francisco, we are more than one third of the population, we are showing the nation how to properly celebrate this month. please tell all your friends they can view this ceremony on sfgtv, channel 26 as well as the website. lfert, the celebration committee has been successful in its campaign to raise public awareness. you may have seen on muni post

reporting live in petaluma, petaluma, allen wong 7 news. >> thanks allen. >> all right 2 reports involving state politics now first the governor's race heating up this labor day. democrat jerry brown releases his first television ad and republican candidate meg whitman picks up major endorsement. more on both event from laura anthony. >> as governor he cut waste. got rid of the mansion and limbo. pwunl wreath balanced. >>reporter: with this ad the jerry brown for governor campaign officially hit the air waves. the 30 second television spot touts brown 40 year career in california politics. and vision for the future. >> we have to live within our means. we have to return power and decision-making to the local level sought big question is which path forward. >>reporter: at campaign stop in fairfield brown said he plans to keep his ads focused on him. at least for now. >> the fact that this race is so close it tells me that they are not listening to the other side right now. so there's an openness to hear what i have to say. >>reporter: brown tv ad debut coincide with his appearance at mainly

allen wong is live in richmond with the very latest on the crucial evening. >>reporter: kennedy high would be the largest of the schools on the chopping block and second time that the city of richmond is being asked to ante up 1.5 million dollars to keep kennedy open. school officials and parents argue that it is a small learning community. test scores are up. but it is not just what is at stake more than the loss of a 62. west contra costa county school officials say merging kennedy with student from different parts of town could spark more gang violence. police say a lot of the street violence in richmond is associated with where a person lives. approximately 1,000 students from kennedy hay live mostly on the southide of richmond. the students here are north side and richmond high student come from central and san pablo area. school officials say the largest merge would occur between kennedy and richmond high. >> of all the schools that you would not want to be merged with which school would that be. >> richmond high. >> richmond high. >> richmond high. >>r