of chinatown saying, "it is ok to come to the united states. bring your infection with y ou." these people are sick.

in 1989 we move from chinatown to richmond district. we have opened for a bit, over 29 years.oducts from thailand, japan, indonesia, vietnam, singapore and india. we try to keep everything fresh daily. so a customer can get the best out a bit. >> normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. because they have really just really fresh crab. this is something my family really likes for me to make. also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. they cut it to the size they really want. i am probably here once a week. i'm very familiar with the aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier -- cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. we don't speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. i do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are looking for specific items. the staff he

it was a model that should be replicated in chinatown, soma, tenderloin. bayview. there is no question in my mind. we encourage you to talk to her if you haven't already. >> thank you. we have been talking with her and we're eager to hear more about what their experience is. it's great to hear that from you as well. thank you. >> supervisor ronen: i don't know, just aside from the data, we'll have access to all of these strategies. the impact of the community being focused on and how that makes people feel cannot be calculated. i mean it's had profound impact on the mission. so i'll just leave it at that. i still don't understand -- you've given the best explanation to date on why for so long the entire division, navigation center wasn't tested after there were positive cases. so i appreciate that, but i still don't understand when people are using shared shower and bathroom facilities, and given what we've learned about how covid is passed through the community, how they can't be considered in close contact where they're already a vulnerable community and they wer

particularly in chinatown. he was looking at the same modeling that many of us have been monitoring and he raised the alarm about what was to come. and i sincerely want to thank him publicly for being that canary in the coal mine and to continuing to push along with the s.r.o. community and their advocates for stronger protections for our s.r.o. residents, particularly during covid-19. and we all now know and we will shortly see that in s.r.o.s and in other congregate settings is where the majority of the viral transmission is now centered. in early march, the city identified s.r.o. hotels as a major potential concern for outbreaks. and based on the fact that these are transmissive environments where bathrooms and kitchens are shared and there are a very high number of vulnerable individuals, particularly seniors, and folks who continue to have to work to pay their rent, s.r.o.s, along with other co conagree settings haven concerns for us. and after spending to cases i issued a memo in early problem will and ou

shows us how one man is delivering relief in chinatown. >> reporter: amid the faint heart beat of san francisco's chinatown, differry drivers have become the lifeline between struggling restaurants and customers sheltering at home. but for some of these restaurants survivoring on the margins, delivery apps take too much of a cut, but the technology is more than owners can navigate. this is where aaron lim comes in. >> chinatown has a special place in my heart. >> reporter: volunteering to pick up food delivers for family and friends. he can tick a couple of box, bring food to people and drive more business to chinese restaurants. >> the past couple of weekends, i've been picking up orders from my favorite chinatown restaurants. >> lim started with a few orders. but as will happen with good deeds. >> went from 30 orders to 50 orders, and then this past delivered over 70 orders to friends and family around the bay area. >> reporter: and he is doing it all for free. among the restaurants who have seen a boost from lim's, new lun ting cafe, famous for its porkchop. >> literally coming to

everybody thought nancy pelosi was in chinatown in san francisco, dancing in the streets of chinatown saying, "it is ok to come to the united states. bring your infection with you." these people are sick. anyway, last year, i signed the national pow mia flag act, which requires all federal buildings fly the pow mia flag additional to the american flag. [applause] you see them all over washington now. they could be separate from the flag, you can do a separate placement, or you can do it under the flag. in the months since that righteous flag has flown over the white house, probably noticed it today, that reminder is the work left -- and we have work left -- but we have to get it, we have to win the white house. we are going to do great with our economy. you already see it starting to happen. we are trying to get some governors that are not opening up to open a pretty quickly. i spoke to the cdc today. we want churches and places of faith and worship, we want them to open. i believe today, they are going to be issuing a very strong recommendation. i am going to be talking about that in

in 1989 we move from chinatown to richmond district. we have opened for a bit, over 29 years.ts from thailand, japan, indonesia, vietnam, singapore and india. we try to keep everything fresh daily. so a customer can get the best out a bit. >> normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. because they have really just really fresh crab. this is something my family really likes for me to make. also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. they cut it to the size they really want. i am probably here once a week. i'm very familiar with the aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier -- cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. we don't speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. i do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are looking for specific items. the staff here i

still that serves 2000 district in the chinatown in the past it was the tradition and my family was the royal chef in the pot pals that's why we learned this stuff and moved from here to have dragon candy i want people to know that is art we will explain a walk and they can't walk in and out it is different techniques from stir frying to smoking to steaming and they do show of. >> beer a royalty for the age berry up to now not people know that especially the toughest they think this is - i really appreciate they love this art. >> from the cantonese to the hypomania and we have hot pots we have all of the cuisines of china in our chinatown you don't have to go far. >> small business is important to our neighborhood because if we really make a lot of people lives better more people get a job here not just a big firm. >> you don't have to go anywhere else we have pocketed of great neighborhoods haul have all have their own uniqueness. >> the bicycle coalition was giving away 33 bicycles so i applied. i was happy to receive one of them. >> the community bike build program is the san fra

still that serves 2000 district in the chinatown in the past it was the tradition and my family wasoyal chef in the pot pals that's why we learned this stuff and moved from here to have dragon candy i want people to know that is art we will explain a walk and they can't walk in and out it is different techniques from stir frying to smoking to steaming and they do show of. >> beer a royalty for the age berry up to now not people know that especially the toughest they think this is - i really appreciate they love this art. >> from the cantonese to the hypomania and we have hot pots we have all of the cuisines of china in our chinatown you don't have to go far. >> small business is important to our neighborhood because if we really make a lot of people lives better more people get a job here not just a big firm. >> you don't have to go anywhere else we have pocketed of great neighborhoods haul have all have their own uniqueness. >> i'm rebecca and i'm a violinist and violin teacher. i was born here in san francisco to a family of cellists, professional cellists, so i grew up surrounded

still that serves 2000 district in the chinatown in the past it was the tradition and my family wasoyal chef in the pot pals that's why we learned this stuff and moved from here to have dragon candy i want people to know that is art we will explain a walk and they can't walk in and out it is different techniques from stir frying to smoking to steaming and they do show of. >> beer a royalty for the age berry up to now not people know that especially the toughest they think this is - i really appreciate they love this art. >> from the cantonese to the hypomania and we have hot pots we have all of the cuisines of china in our chinatown you don't have to go far. >> small business is important to our neighborhood because if we really make a lot of people lives better more people get a job here not just a big firm. >> you don't have to go anywhere else we have pocketed of great neighborhoods haul have all have their own uniqueness. >> i'm rebecca and i'm a violinist and violin teacher. i was born here in san francisco to a family of cellists, professional cellists, so i grew up surrounded

. >> in addition to china live, which as vibrant place in chinatown, you have the upstairs, eight tables, a fine dining establishment. the rule of not being able to have the table settings with the napkins, cutlery, glassware, providing only when asked, that's challenging for a place like that, eight tables. >> yeah. fine dining is going to be hit hardest because there's a service component to fine dining. it's tableside conversation, touches, steps. luckily for us at eight tables, you know, it was designed to be like private chateau cuisine, so fairly wide apart, more than six feet apart already. the difficulty is if you can't approach a table within six feet -- if you're wearing a mask, you're six feet away, it's hard to drop food. if you have a plexiglbarrier, t feel right for a fine dining experience. and i certainly don't want to go to a restaurant where the next table has a big "x" on it or a table grid like a crime scene. so i think it's going to be a challenge for sure. there's going to be a lot to learn, trial and error. we're going to follow these guidelines strictly. it's goin

but i didn't really make my way up to chinatown because there was so much activity going on here.n the last minute here, someone lit a trash can on fire on the corner. >> okay, we appreciate you calling in. and it sounds like you're in a safe spot. thank you so much. that's our kpix 5 producer. we'll be right back. ♪ here's what we want everyone to do. count all the hugs you haven't given. all the hands you haven't held. all the dinners you didn't share with friends. the trips you haven't taken. keep track of them. each one means one less person vulnerable, one less person exposed, and one step closer to a healthier community. so for now, keep your distance. but don't lose count. we'll have some catching up to do. when you think of a bank, you think of people in a place. but when you have the chase mobile app, your bank can be virtually any place. so, when you get a check... you can deposit it from here. and you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. you can detect suspicious activity on your account from here. and you can pay your friends back from here. so w

bank stepped up to donate 1000 meals today to vulnerable residents and chinatown.ozens of residents wearing masks lined up outside the house for the free meals. the donation was made and partnership with the chinatown community development center. priority is given to the people that live in single resident occupancy units and share communal kitchens. >>> canceled graduations and missing out on important milestones and uncertainty about the future are all making teenage mental health a major concern during this pandemic. mental health nonprofit "one mind" is working to connect with teenagers during a three-day live streamed event with celebrities, raising awareness. >> it is stressful and unusual times. anxiety and depression will come for many people. the important thing to remember is that we can all grow and we can take this time to deliberately connect with friends and family in whatever way that we can with zoom or face time or whatever channel you can. and take the time the shelter in place offers you to connect with yourself. >> there are some eye opening fi

. >>> coming up, business owners in chinatown raced thousands of dollars to provide protective gear for the front-line workers. >>> plus, the bay area city finding a way to honor high school seniors. >>> the business owners in san francisco chinatown are coming together to help the front-line workers as part of the chinatown merchants united association. they have raised over $28,000 to supply several local hospitals, police and fire stations with protective gear. the organization says that even though many of the businesses are closed that this is a way to support the community. >>> some bay area communities are trying to make it up to the thousands of high school seniors that do not get to take the traditional graduation walk on stage in front of family and friends a. the graduates are cef spcognition fferently with from eveson that ss ttreet. >> everysign e sign was their name, school and school colors on it. >> anything is better than nothing. it makes a difference for me personally. >> it was dropped off in front of my house, and i was excited to get it. >> over 700 congratulatory

part because of chinatown but mostly because most of the district is rh3 but in reality is denser andifferent in the southeast or west side of the city. i don't have rh-1 or rh-1 b in the northeast corner of san francisco. nonetheless, i think that making sure was don't lose most affordable housing we have whether it is single family home that is a smaller building that now with today's land values can be turned to the mega mansion contrary to the admonitions of speakers turning mansions into mega mansions that is not what is happening but it has been happening in district 8 and other districts. i appreciate your comments and i appreciate supervisor safai welcoming this discussion and to my friend mr. together land, this is not a new think. it was discussed at the planning commission or the city attorney would not allow this to move forward without referral to the planning commission. i want that on the record. that we will continue to have a cordial and productive relationship. i want to add that the legislation that you, supervisor mandelman and i unsuccessfully tried to push forwar

it was over the hill from chinatown.s kind of fun to experience being in a minority, which most white people don't get to experience that often. everything was just really within walking distance, so it make it really fun. when i was a teenager, we didn't have a lot of money. we could go to sam wong's and get super -- soup for $1. my parents came here and were drawn to the beatnik culture. they wanted to meet all of the writers who were so famous at the time, but my mother had some serious mental illness issues, and i don't think my father were really aware of that, and those didn't really become evident until i was about five, i guess, and my marriage blew up, and my mother took me all over the world. most of those ad ventures ended up bad because they would end up hospitalized. when i was about six i guess, my mother took me to japan, and that was a very interesting trip where we went over with a boyfriend of hers, and he was working there. i remember the open sewers and gigantic frogs that lived in the sewers and thin

. >>> a block of oakland's chinatown is filled with shattered glass and spray painted windows. a family-owned pharmacy and a cricket phone store are among the line of businesses looted and vandalized last night in chinatown. oakland police have released a preliminary informational report about other incidents at last night's demonstrations. to the numbers here, 60 looters were detained for further investigation, 18 people were arrested by oakland police, four people arrested by outside agencies, six oakland officers were injured, seven officers from outside agencies were injured. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard joins us now from oakland with a look at more of the aftermath. cornell? >> reporter: we have been all over downtown oakland today. the damage is extensive and remarkable. we came from a news conference with mayor libby schaaf she said 70 local businesses were targeted and damaged and she says the violence must stop. >> i'm very saddened and sickened to talk about the events of last night. >> reporter: mayor libby staff stood alongside oakland business owners appeali

general, laguana honda and the hospital in chinatown. we had a platform to easily connect with our departments, local partners, including the green business network, outreach to other critical partners like the interfaith council and lastly we pitched to local media, resulting in some coverage in english and spanish on mission local, telemundo and a spot on k.l.w. of course, we're working to continue our media outreach and working on getting a publication. so this is a snapshot of our outreach. and, of course, we look forward to working with each of your offices to continue this work. with the supplemental funds, we'll continue working hard to ensure that this program continues to reach those who would benefit from the program. and explore digital marketing campaign or printed materials and high visibility areas. so with that i hope i didn't take too much time, but i'm happy to answer any questions and i know my colleague alex is also available as well. so i'll get off the shared screen here. and see if we have any questions. >> chair pe

nancy pelosi a month later was dancing in the streets of san francisco in chinatown so people wouldn't believe what's happening. i don't even blame that but i was way early. columbia is an institution that's very liberal. i think it's just a political hit job, if you want to know the truth. >> -- at the white house or camp david? >> we're going to have it probably at the white house and maybe a little combination at camp david, but primarily at the white house. so if we do the g7, when that all comes together, probably it will be in d.c. at the white house. okay? but there could be a piece of it at camp david which is nearby. [ inaudible question ]. >> yeah. so, again, the relationship with russia has improved greatly, especially since the russian hoax has been proven totally false. and illegal what they did. this is an illegal hoax, and they got caught. they got caught doing a lot of bad things. let's see how that turns out but our relationship with russia has come a long way in the last few months. i think the open sky will all work out. but right now, when you have an agreement and

centers feed and fuel chinatown program.he program has been providing meals to thousands of residents since the onset of covid-19 premade meals help to reduce virus transmission by reducing the need for residents to cook in communal kitchens and now for tonight's kron 4 hero we are recognizing the high school music teacher who put together a performance during stay at home orders, each spraying the students perform a high school musical in concert and avid or valley high school in pleasanton while the campus closed because of covid-19 teacher mark. >>all all all bell said that the show must go on so the students recorded themselves playing instruments at home and it was pieced together to create a 40 minute long virtual performance that has been posted on youtube on bill said that he's proud of his students for rising to the challenge in this unprecedented time thank you to teacher mark all bell and our website you can check it kron 4 dot com where you can spotlight, someone making a difference in your community we have a ne

reporter: for 100 years, nomwati parlor has been serving up dim sum as the oldest restaurant in chinatownbut today it's staring down a different reality. >> the future looks bleak. >> reporter: that's because hundreds of restaurants in chinatown have closed due to covid-19, leading to thousands of laid-off or furloughed workers, including 40 from wilson tang's restaurant. >> the main hub of chinatown are all pretty empty. >> reporter: the service industry has been one of the hardest hit by covid-19. >> this is the fifth weekend since my last paycheck. >> reporter: ed chan works several jobs in the industry, as a school lunch caterer, wine vendor, guest service employee at sports arenas, and does marketing for trade shows. in march, he lost all four jobs and is still waiting for unemployment. >> day after day, it's like groundhog day. you go on to the system. it's still pending. >> reporter: he's one of more than 30 million americans who filed for unemployment since mid-march and one of nearly 150,000 asian americans who filed in new york state in the past four weeks. it's a staggering 6,9

it is considered the fourth chinatown in san francisco.chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city. you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise cafÉ. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is happening in the neighborhood and how you ca

in 1989 we move from chinatown to richmond district. we have opened for a bit, over 29 years.oducts from thailand, japan, indonesia, vietnam, singapore and india. we try to keep everything fresh daily. so a customer can get the best out a bit. >> normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. because they have really just really fresh crab. this is something my family really likes for me to make. also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. they cut it to the size they really want. i am probably here once a week. i'm very familiar with the aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier -- cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. we don't speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. i do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are looking for specific items. the staff he

it is considered the fourth chinatown in san francisco.% of the residents are of chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city. you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise cafÉ. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is happening in the n

you deserve better than a president who attacks the speaker of the house for visiting a local chinatownusiness in san francisco. you deserve better than a president who aggressively and childishly insults asian american reporters. think of that. the president of the united states. the whole world to see. insults and asian american reporter for doing her job and asking a direct question. you deserve a partner and a friend in the white house. you deserve a representative in the halls. i was proud to serve the administration that always stood with the aapi community. president obama and iphone hard to expand opportunity -- obama and i fought hard to expand opportunity. insurance for 2 million asian americans and pacific islanders through the affordable care act. we protected thousands of aapi dreamers going up in america. the very people now who are saving us, doing the jobs and risking lives. we provided compensation for long overdue -- long overdue compensation to filipino veterans of world war ii. oreappointed maur aapi judges to the bench than any administration combinened. we are goin

i'm with chinatown c.d.c. i think that the residents and the advocates have done, done egregious work talking about what is needed and why this legislation is needed. i'll just add a simple thing which is that that it's really a microcompany of what makes san francisco great. residents and families and seniors all live together in very cramped spaces and, you know, make a communal living. and, therefore, we as a city have an absolute mandate to protect them. to protect their communities, just like we protect communities in fancy apartment buildings. this legislation is needed. testing is needed. contact tracing is needed. this is a collaborative work put together by supervisor peskin and his staff. and the s.r.o. advocates and the individuals that are s.r.o. residents that put their best thinking together and they came up with these recommendations. so we're really excited that we're here today and that we can get this passed hopefully out of committee today and at the full board tomorrow. i want to thank her

i'm with chinatown c.d.c. i think that the residents and the advocates have done, done egregious work talking about what is needed and why this legislation is needed. i'll just add a simple thing which is that that it's really a microcompany of what makes san francisco great. residents and families and seniors all live together in very cramped spaces and, you know, make a communal living. and, therefore, we as a city have an absolute mandate to protect them. to protect their communities, just like we protect communities in fancy apartment buildings. this legislation is needed. testing is needed. contact tracing is needed. this is a collaborative work put together by supervisor peskin and his staff. and the s.r.o. advocates and the individuals that are s.r.o. residents that put their best thinking together and they came up with these recommendations. so we're really excited that we're here today and that we can get this passed hopefully out of committee today and at the full board tomorrow. i want to thank her

political leaders, one well-known political leader in the house went to chinatown in san francisco and said everything is okay, okay? one important anchor on your network as late as mid-march said basically the covid-19 virus was no worse than an ordinary flu year. my quote was at that time, there were very few cases. then, as the virus spread exponentially in ways that virtually no one could have predicted, of course we changed our mind. going forward, the president and the vice president have taken strong measures, step by step by step, okay, strong measures to deal with this unexpected, uh, outbreak. and i think, you know, this sort of ankle biting that's going on in washington is just incorrect. you have to deal with the information at hand. when the information changes, you change. we changed our strategy. so did everybody else around the world change their strategy. so i'm just not going to -- i'm not going to accept that, jake, i'm sorry to push back, you and i have known each other a while, but that is the fact. we did what we had to do, as soon as the situation became much cle

we saw tiny stores in our chinatown and here is a community that has already suffered so much racism and discrimination during the covid- 19 crisis. we saw stores like tribune tavern that had a big sign on it that said black owned with windows busted out, so this was in discrim nat. we saw the banks and car dealerships and the mercedes dealership targeted and we have seen that before, but don't lose the story of how absolutely devastating this has been on our small mom and pop stores and businesses owned by people of color. the very people that are being protested about right now that they are suffering. >> also in oakland at the federal building, two security officers were shot while watching over friday night protests. one later died. homeland security officials are calling it a domestic act of terrorism. they are not saying if the fatal shooting was connected to the friday protests. any vehicle approached the federal building and then someone started firing shots from the car at two federal protection officers. >> we have witnessed an out right assault on our come noun ty. last ni

that is in chinatown. other stores like cvs and walgreens along market were also hit by looters last night and we can see that they were initially actually boarded up, those stores, not sure if it was for coronavirus or because of these planned protests but it didn't stop crowds there from those crowds of going in there, breaking those glass doors and then going in and looting. in the east bay, several stores were looted in emeryville throughout the night as well. people were coming out of best buy with electronic devices you could see, boxes of electronic devices. one of best buy's vehicles was also set on fire. also looters hit the bay street shopping center, a uniqlo, h&m, ross, they were all looted as well. oakland mayor libby schaaf says the violence she saw friday night from protesters that that crossed the line and she did urge people to stay home. >>> in the north bay, we showed you some video earlier of protests in santa rosa, also turned violent. police stopped crowds from entering the downtown t

oakland chinatown chamber of commerce partnered with several community organizations on project api toupport local businesses and help feed front- line workers together they've already donated $3000 and they hope to keep the meal giveaway going for four weeks. >>> to reduce fire danger, more than a dozen goats were grazing on dry brush in the oakland hills this morning, with warm temperatures this week and fire season approaching, the goats were busy doing a fire prevention grazing by eating dry portions of grass and weeds in the area. >>> i think the goats were just having lunch. >> from their perspective. both can be true and we will take all the help we can get in terms of reducing fire danger. were looking at the potential for maybe a couple lightning strikes on saturday to go along with showers, that something will continue to watch. for this evening, low clouds and fog keeping temperatures cooler around the bay and moving further inland around the night, receiving cooler conditions for everybody. let's out of the rainfall amounts using one of our forecast models, this is not goin

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for the main hub of chinatown are all pretty empty. >> the service industry has been the hardest hitweekend is the fifth weekend since my last paycheck. >> ed chan worked several jobs in the industry as a school lunch caterer, wine vendor, guest service employee at sports arenas and does marketing for trade shows. in march, he lost all four jobs and is still waiting for unemployment. >> day after day, it's like groundhog day. you go on the system. it's still pending. >> he's one of more of 30 million americans who filed for unemployment and one of nearly 150,000 asian americans who filed in new york state in the past four weeks. it's a staggering 69% increase from one year ago, the largest moonk any one racial group in the state. >> this particular virus affects severely our frontline workers, basically the retail and restaurant workers and the service industry. so when this thing hit, we were the first one to go down. >> tang closed the tea parlor before the state's stay-at-home order was announced mid-march and told his employees to file for unemployment, a move hesays goes against

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it was over the hill from chinatown. it was kind of fun to experience being in a minority, which most white people don't get to experience that often. everything was just really within walking distance, so it make it really fun. when i was a teenager, we didn't have a lot of money. we could go to sam wong's and get super -- soup for $1. my parents came here and were drawn to the beatnik culture. they wanted to meet all of the writers who were so famous at the time, but my mother had some serious mental illness issues, and i don't think my father were really aware of that, and those didn't really become evident until i was about five, i guess, and my marriage blew up, and my mother took me all over the world. most of those ad ventures ended up bad because they would end up hospitalized. when i was about six i guess, my mother took me to japan, and that was a very interesting trip where we went over with a boyfriend of hers, and he was working there. i remember the open sewers and gigantic frogs that lived in the sewers an

. >> reporter: that's because restaurants in chinatown have closed due to covid-19 leading to thousandsrloughed workers including 40 from wilson teng's restaurant. >> the main hub in chinatown are all pretty empty. >> reporter: the service industry is the hardest hit by covid-19. >> this is the fifth weekend since my last paycheck. >> reporter: ed chan works several jobs in the industry as a school lunch caterer, wine vendor, guest at sports arenas and does marketing for trade shows. in march he lost all four jobs and is still waiting for unemployment. >> day after day, it's one more day. you go onto the system, it's still pending. >> reporter: he's more than one of 30 million americans who applied for unemployment since mid-march. more than 150,000 asian americans who filed in new york state in the past four weeks, it's a staggering 6900% increase from one year ago, the largest among any one racial group in the state. >> this particular virus affects severely front-line workers, basically the restaurant and retail workers and the service industry. so when this thing hit, we were the fi

. >> reporter: sandy tells me while walking toward near chinatown, man directed racist comments at her. >> put on my mask because i am spreading the coronavirus, you horror. >> reporter: she also saw a white man for really harass an older asian man. >> you stupid china man you are the reason why we have corona. >> the economy tanking, all of those together just make people more fearful and angry. he >> reporter: he hopes it will change the narrative amber lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> >> uc berkeley fraternity is criticized for holding an end of your party photos that were posted on social media showed dozens of students at a party with almost no one practicing social distancing. the mayor of berkeley says gatherings like that, are dangerous. >> people should not have frat parties or have large gatherings. that we are not ready to allow large groups of people to congregate. that there is a very real risk of students and people in our community of contracting and spreading covid-19. >> they did respond to a noise complaint. uc berkeley released a statement saying in part, we encourage all o

you can see them breaking that door, going inside, this is in chinatown.tores like cvs and walgreens along market were also hit by looters last night and we can see that they were initially initially boarded up. that did not stop crowds of people from looting and going inside. in the east bay, several stores were looted in emeryville throughout the night as well. people were coming out of best buy, stunning video coming out of best buy with electronic devices, boxes of them and one of best buy's vehicles was set on fire. looters hit the bay street shopping center, a uniqlo, h&m, ross, they were all looted as well. oakland mayor libby schaaf says the violence she saw friday night from protesters that that crossed the line and she did urge people to stay home. >>> in the north bay, we showed you some video earlier of protests in santa rosa, also turned violent. police stopped crowds from entering the downtown transit mall, but you can see glass window panes on stores were broken. officers there used tear gas to disperse the protesters after police were getti

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it is considered the fourth chinatown in san francisco. the residents are of chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city. you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise cafÉ. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is happening in the neigh

in 1989 we move from chinatown to richmond district. we have opened for a bit, over 29 years. indonesia, vietnam, singapore and india. we try to keep everything fresh daily. so a customer can get the best out a bit. >> normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. because they have really just really fresh crab. this is something my family really likes for me to make. also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. they cut it to the size they really want. i am probably here once a week. i'm very familiar with the aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier -- cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. we don't speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. i do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are looking for specific items. the staff here is very helpful. i speak

in 1989 we move from chinatown to richmond district. we have opened for a bit, over 29 years.oducts from thailand, japan, indonesia, vietnam, singapore and india. we try to keep everything fresh daily. so a customer can get the best out a bit. >> normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. because they have really just really fresh crab. this is something my family really likes for me to make. also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. they cut it to the size they really want. i am probably here once a week. i'm very familiar with the aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier -- cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. we don't speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. i do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are looking for specific items. the staff he