chinatown is not laid out chronologically. so there are layers of chinatown's history. anyway, you stand anywhere you look and of course one of the difficult things is it's almost impossible to separate chinatown's history from the history of san francisco. and from the history of the united states. as an example while we're standing here. you can look up the block and you will see on the left hand side. there's a little alleyway and the name of that alley is brooklyn. some of you may remember the name of the ship that bore 200 mormons under samuel brannon to san francisco was called the brooklyn. we're standing in front of a church. there's a baptist church. it was rebuilt in 1908. now the reason why this is of interest is twofold. one there's a disproportionate number of christian churches in chinatown. the reason why is almost from its founding outside as we're absolutely obsessed with converting chinese to the christian religion? why i'm not always sure but suffice it to say many times. they literally had a church that was referred to as a mission as if they had gon

so you will see this over and over and over again in chinatown, and it gives chinatown a look of brightness and gaudiness, which was unintentional. it's just that people, even people who don't necessarily believe it, will choose it to make sure and play it safe. this was originally a gift from the republic of china in taiwan. when these were gifted, like the gate that's down on the corner of bush and grant avenue, they were meant to re-enforce the idea that there was a free china. this free china was taiwan, who was still trying to convince the united states in the 1970s that somehow they were going to go back and take over the mainland, but in the interim period of the last 30, almost 40 years now, it's become obvious that there's one china, and the argument still is between whether or not taiwan is going to become part of that china, so this became an embarrassment, the word free. many times you'll see it chipped off. politics. >> we're gathering here, again, chinatown is not laid out chronologically, so there are layers of chinatown's history anywhere you stand, anywhere you look. and of

includes services to chinatown, that it be a very deminimus service to chinatown. i think there can be a standard of primarily serving chinatown, acknowledging that it is, as well, a higher standard, meeting that threshold. i don't know what standard we're talking about when we say include services to chinatown. it just seems a lot more kind of vague and permeable. >> commissioner diamond: great. okay. thank you. so maybe i'll turn back to staff because i wanted to follow up on two of those items. is there a way, from staff's perspective, to address the legitimate concern that mr. happen ner raised, which is pretty ambiguous if you just say -- hepner raised, which is pretty ambiguous, if you just say chinatown? mr. starr or mr. teague? >> i'm happy to speak to that. corey teague, planning department. so to be honest, it's not defined. i think the issue remains the same either way. ultimately, those uses are going to be required to come to this commission for a conditional use authorization, so, you know, if whether it was primarily or some other type of description

chinatown civil rights group greater chinatown community association lobbied the board of supervisorsto consider building a chinatown community center. ultimately is city agreed to combine two proposals and selected investors group to construct the hotel with the cultural center. 1971 chinese american architect completed the 27 story hotel. in collaboration with the architect also completed the pedestrian bridge that same year. also he went on to design the cultural center. it opened 1973 and featured dedicated space in support and celebration of chinese and chinese american art, history and culture. for these reasons 750 kearney street is eligible for listing in the california register under one and three. it is significant for the political power of members of the chinatown community who after more than a century successfully organized for the establishment of the cultural center. the property is eligible under three architecture is example of the style designed by the master architect. the period of significance under criteria one is 1971-73. 750 kearney street the character defini

chinatown community members are calling on the governor to send in backup for oakland pd. >> reporterd needs more officers on the streets. that is the message from the chinatown business community after a brazen attack over the weekend that left a good samaritan with gunshot wound. it's part of this letter sent to governor newsom asking the governor to deploy chp officers to oakland. >> i'm not only asking you to patrol chinatown, i'm asking to send the chp to the city of oakland. all areas, we need your help. >> reporter: oaklanderof commer something his predecessor did in 2012. >> right now the situation is very critical. it's definitely, we need to make some change. otherwise, you know, chinatown's going to be bad. >> reporter: it comes on the heels of saturday's attack, caught on video, when a good samaritan tried to stop two armed robbers in ski masks and was shot twice. one bullet struck his arm, the other his thigh. >> these attacks are getting much more, you know, audacious and aggressive. >> reporter: oakland police chief, laron armstrong admits opd is understaffed. >> people

she thinks it scing op away from chinatown and says she has no idea how to stop it. why do you think this is happening now? >> i don't know. i don't know how to say it but >> reporter: does it feel like the world has gone a little crazy? >> they are crazy a lot right now, the people are crazy. >> reporter: it's been an easy answer to blame the crime on anti-asian hate due to the coronavirus but many here feel they are just being seen as people who won't fight back. >> criminals are opportunists. just like if they see you, as an easy target, they are going to do it and they don't care if you are one race or the other race or their own race. >> reporter: and as criminals lose their fear of being caught or punished those living here worry about what the future holds. >> now people are scared because they use a gun now, -- and that is the scary part of it. >> reporter: in oakland chinatown, john ramos, 5. >> neighbors say they were told this would be the last day of stepped up enforcement in the area, we reached out to the police but haven't heard back. >>> coming up on

with a visit to san francisco's chinatown. this is the second of a three part series and we pick up the story with the discovery of gold in california in 1848. >> we have an unusual and remarkable situation here. gold is discovered in 1848. and the reason why cantonese was amongst the first to hear about it is that there were already some chinese here. news spread back to southern china and in flash, thousands of men began to board ships to head for the gold mountain, which california was known as then. and it's still known as that. the gold mountain. in the early days, very heady, very exciting. much of the gold was plaster gold, surface gold. it didn't wash down for generations. it meant that you could literally find it on the surface. a man using a simple device like this, iraq or, could in fact just dig up mud, poor water through it, swish it out and find gold dust and gold nuggets. they are tails in the first tee of men walking through a field, looking for gold nuggets and filling their pockets with gold nuggets. they sou

you know, so far is increased efforts in the chinatown area and we have all what officers walking in the community as we speak. >> so you would be open to the call for state of emergency. >> while i think that's a call that would have to be made at the city level by the city leaders. i think it definitely is a serious time in the city of oakland when it comes to addressing gun violence in violence across our city. i think the incidents that we've seen over and over again are alarming to all of us and our department is working hard to address and i know that people want to see more officers on the streets. but it really is a resource issue. more than a desire to be out there. president, the community. let's get specific on those numbers. so you're talking about the resources that there's been this defund the police movement that you're well aware of. >> not everybody supports it. even some people in oakland. but tell us about the numbers where you stand with officers prior to the last budget round where you're at now, which way you're going. >> well, unfortunately, we're going in the

myself like i said, born and raised in chinatown. my parents lived in chinatown. and the pandemic has definitely taken a toll onchinatown . some of the buildings are older and there is this huge language barrier and so this outreach is critical in trying to help these merchants, these mom and pops comply. as far as the timeframe is concerned, we have, we are doing an extension, is that just for compliance? >> that's what we're working on right now commissioner. with the agencies and the board of supervisors to find out what the right extension is. that balance is a chance to give those businesses a chance to get on the right foot. the enforcement is to make sure that people have it. >> thank you to the entire team forthat . i think that's something that is wonderful in interacting with the community andshowing we are here to make sure you succeed as well so thank you for that . with that i think we can move on. is there public comment on this? >> is there public comment on this item, item 10 ? >> i don't see anyone.>> thank you forthe presentation, welcome to the

in chinatown. it was a local dialect from a small part of china.course, when they went over to china, they were stationed where there was a different dialect and mandrin spoken with the unit that deployed in that area, the chinese army. so, yeah, you have a lot of issues there. the other thing is that i find out by talking to some of the seniors from my legion post, a lot of them, they were traveling back and forth within the cbi theatre because a lot of them were truck drivers. they were going to the burma road to carry the supplies to the back -- well, not the front, to the back, which was in the chongqing area. so a lot of them were forced to be a translator and they learned as they go, because the dialect sometimes, you could pick up a little bit more easier if you have the background. so it wasn't a total failure, but it took a lot of effort to make it happen. >> i think for a lot of americans world war ii was their first time out of the country. even if they were immigrants when they came to the united states, they would stay in one general a

not in chinatown. >> reporter: she owns a business near the area. she says it is scaring idea how >> reporter: why do you think this is happening now? >> i don't know how to say it, you know, but -- >> reporter: does it feel like the world has gone crazy. >> crazy a lot right now. the people crazy. >> reporter: it has been an easy answer to blame the crime on antiasian hate due to the coronavirus but many here feel they are just seen as people who will not fight back. >> criminals they are all opportunist, right, easy target. they will do it. they don't care if you are one race or another race or their own race, right? >> reporter: and as the criminals lose their fear of being caught punished people worry. >> now people are scared. they use guns now, they will use guns a lot more frequent. and that is the scary part of it. >> reporter: in oakland's chinatown, kpix5. >>> residents say they were told this would be the last day of stepped up enforcement in the area. we reached out to opd. we have not heard back. >> well, south bay house party took a de

i'm not only acking you to put money chinatown. asking sending the movies. the chp. building. low and we as we need to help. >> this call for a state of emergency from the president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. karl chan comes in the wake of 2 good samaritans being pistol whipped and wounded after being shot while trying to prevent 2 women from being robbed in chinatown. >> so this bob ray want racing so again, what they light. >> this is just the latest incident last week to asian american women were robbed at gunpoint while they were closing up their restaurant. that is preceded by an almost endless stream of violent attacks one after another against the city's aap. i community caught on video and to this point, it appears that nothing seems to be a determined. karl chan has had enough. he says it's time for a different strategy. so i'm reading this letter urging that we >> on behalf of the public kind of funny. because a rash a few days with jackie's assaults and robberies to see double lent hostage. citizens the in the state continue was clear fo

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so back then, mandarin and cantonese are not the main languages and chinatown. it's taishanese, a local dialect and a small part of china. of course, when they went over to try to they were stationed in -- those are different dialects altogether. and mandarin is spoken among the unit deployed with the chinese army. so you have a lot of issues there. the other thing is that i found out from speaking to some of the seniors from my legion. a lot of them are traveling back and forth, a lot of them are truck drivers. they carry the supplies to the back. not to the front, the back, which is in the kunmming, chunking area. so a lot of them were forced to be a chance later and they learned as they go, because the dialect sometimes, you can pick up a little bit easier if you have the background. so it's not a total failure, but it took a lot of effort to make it happen. >> i think for a lot of americans, world war ii is the first time out of the country. even if they were immigrants, when they came to the united states, they would stay in one general area whether it was

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we will actually look at chinatown today. for your sake of general education i should point out that we are in a building. that was the old chinatown ywca. it was built in designed in 1932 by julia morgan. very famous female architect who amongst other things was of course endorsed by the ywca for various and obvious reasons. the organization is the china's historical society of america. which was founded in 1963? its purpose was to deal with the problem which basically still exists which is the study of in this case asian american history and specifically china's american history is small much of the information that has been researched his not available to the general public usually sits on a dusty shelf in a major institution of learning and his access only by those people who feel the study it is so the organization amongst other things purpose was to ensure that average people would be able to get information about the chinese american experience for reasons, which will become abundantly clear as we continue. now at any

the good samaritan recovering after coming to the aid of two people in chinatown. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd sat down with the shooting victim and talked exclusively with the police chief about crime surging in oakland. >> everything changed. >> reporter: mr. lee recovering at home tonight, walking us through what happened on saturday when he intervened during a robbery attempt in oakland's chinatown. >> her boyfriend took action and charged the guy. moving the gun away from her head. >> reporter: that's when mr. lee says he jumped in. >> that's when the gun was discharged. i believe two shots. >> reporter: hitting him in his left shoulder and right thigh. barely missing his main artery. >> the trigger could be pulled at any moment. so that was a really tense situation. >> reporter: luckily, he is here to tell his story. a story police chief armstrong has heard too many times in the city of oakland. >> it saddens me that we continue to see videos of community members even in our asian chinatown area being victimized. >> reporter: chief armstrong says it is dangerou

. >> he tried to stop a robbery in oakland's chinatown, risking his own life. we hear from the good samaritan who stepped in to try to save a woman's life. this is "today in the bay." >>> all right. we made it to you tuesday morning. coming to you live here on air and on nbcbayarea.com. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we'll get to traffic in a bit, but back to school for san ramon unified in san jose as well. you know what it's going to be a hot one in the inland areas. >> san ramon is going to feel that today as the kids get ready to head out. we're starting out with a live look in dublin and temperatures in the upper 50s, the early hours, definitely the time to get out there and enjoy those outdoor activities. as we go into late morning into the afternoon it heat up. take a look at these high temperatures, 96 in livermore and concord. we'll see mid 80s for napa and san jose and mid 70s for oakland, san francisco headed towards 71 degrees. we are going to have hotter temperatures in the forecast. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. mike, do you

i'm not only asking you to patrol in chinatown. more areas. we need your help.alled blue angels citizen patrol, read part of a letter he wrote to the governor. citizens live

all areas we need to help. >> reporter: that is carl chan, head of the chinatown chamber of commerce, reading from his letter to the governor. he says violent crime in oakland now requires a state intervention. >> we've got a rash of shootings, homicides, carjackings, assaults and robberies. hold the city of oakland hostage. >> reporter: chinatown leaders, people you know and have a good relationship with our standing in front of other television cameras, asking the state to come in and help with essentially mutual aid. are they right? have we reached that point? >> i think they're right in the sense that this department needs more resources and more help. >> reporter: chief armstrong says his department is already accepting help from the atf and the fbi to clear open cases, but he again said that his force is overwhelmed, something city councilmember lauren taylor also seemed to acknowledge today. >> i also hear the voices of deep east oakland residents when they tell me that the long response time for 911 is not nfidenthat system that government will look out for them and protect th

we hear that but not here in chinatown. >> reporter: diane owns a business near the shooting site and she thinks it is scaring people away from chinatown and says she has no idea how to stop it. >> reporter: why do you think this is happening now? >> i don't know how to say it. >> reporter: does it feel like the world has gone crazy? >> yes. crazy a lot right now and the people are crazy. >> reporter: it has been an easy answer to blame the crime on anti-asian hate due to the coronavirus, but many here feel like they are seen with people who won't fight back. >> criminals are opportunists. if they see you as an easy target, they will do it. they don't care if you are one race or the other race. >> reporter: as the criminals lose their fear of being caught or punished, those living here worry about what the future holds. >> now people are scared because they will use guns a lot more frequently and that is scary. >> residence do say they were told that this would be the last day of stepped up enforcement in the area. we contacted opd for comment, but we did not get a response. >>> the d

chinatowns existed. they shrank because there was no immigration to speak of.y shrank increasingly because there were no women increasingly. chinatown became known as a bachelor society. people would assume all these men were bachelors. there were no women apparent. most were married. they left overseas to go to other countries to spirit their families back in china. this is the situation until something happens in 1941. in 1941 on a bright september morning, sunday, something happens which is to change, however small, all of this. anyone? some people say pearl harbor. pearl harbor is a geographic location, not a learned event. the military, the naval and air forces of the empire of japan attack pearl harbor. the reason why i'm taking time to clarify this is that most people knee jerk, most americans say, oh, the japanese bombed pearl harbor. actually, mr. fujiwara didn't wake up and say i'm going to bomb pearl harbor. the military forces, the naval and air forces of the empire of japan bombed pearl harbor, in much the same way you are american citizens but you

and would like to see chp officers on patrol in chinatown.p comes after man was shot and wounded while trying to stop robbers targeting two women at eighth and franklin on saturday, and a man from stockton is under arrest, accused of sexually assaulting an eight year old girl inside her home in east san jose. police say 24 year old dupri hornsby was a stranger with no prior association to the child he allegedly assaulted. her after breaking into her home. police arrested him about a mile from the house. he's being held without bail, and his charge was several felony counts, including rape, kidnapping and burglary. you're watching ktvu fox two news at 6, 30 administrators and staff of the san ramon valley unified school district today welcomed almost all students for in person learning. yeah, it was the first time students have been back since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. ktvu is jesse gary has more from danville. on how this first day went for students and parents, tuesday afternoon, a slow walk away from a successful first day o

in particular, we have now officers walking in the chinatown area. we've been deploying additional officers throughout our city. so it's been a tremendous challenge, but i've also called for more community involvement, more community engagement and more solution-based discussion which we've been having throughout the city. so i think it's going to take a collective effort that includes law enforcement community and providing resources to prevent crime from happening as well. >> it's not just your job but the community's job. why do you think it's happening? is it the pandemic? the justice system having a harder time holding people accountable? what's causing this rise in crime? what are your thoughts? what's your opinion? >> i definitely think the pandemic had a tremendous impact on crime in the city of oakland but not just oakland but across the country with multiple large cities seeing increases of violent crime. i will say the justice system has also been impacted by the pandemic as well. when you have courtrooms that are closed for a specific amo

i'm not only asking you the patrolling chinatown more areas, we need your help.bers of the so called blue angels, citizen patrol, red pot. letter he wrote to the governor citizenship in a state of continuous fear for our safety, well, livelihoods and filter this latest chinatown news conference comes after man was shot and wounded while trying to stop robbers targeting two women at ethan franklin on saturday. a good samaritan who wanted to be identified only as mr li told me. he knew he had to help really wanted to draw attention away. comes out, maybe, you know, given a distraction, saying, know your presence is known, you know that your command crime the good samaritan. obviously we appreciate his efforts to assisted on mornings onto the oakland police chief laurent armstrong urged citizens to be good witnesses, but i think it's important that they observe and report that they provide that information to the police department so that we can respond and handle the situation. there is fear there is pain that needs to be addressed. city council member lauren taylo

measures to protect oakland's chinatown community. the plea from leaders to the governor after another wave of violence plus, the nays are 30. the bill as amended is passed. the u. s senate has passed president biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, what it took to pass and what's next for the sweeping legislation given the circumstances, the best way i can help now. is if i step aside and let government get back to governor, new york governor andrew cuomo announces he's resigning one week after an investigation finds he sexually harassed 11 women when he's stepping down and historic replacement lined up to fill the position is not about this is ktvu fox two news at new good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian will begin with a developing story in oakland's chinatown, where in just the past our community leaders unveiled new safety measures aimed at keeping the community safe amid a rise in violent attacks. they also criticized some public officials saying they need to do more to keep criminals off the streets will bring in ktvu is eli

not just chinatown, sending chp to the city of oakland. more areas need your help.onded saying more support is coming and an additional $400 million to address hate crimes. until then, sisters say speaking out sends a message to the perpetrators. >> i will tell my story and let them know we are not afraid. reporter: and other asian americans who may be afraid of something else. >> i trust police. we need to call 911 immediately, and i reported to the police. reporter: dion lim abc7 news. larry: responding to recent crime in a statement saying the solution was not only in getting illegal guns off the street, but addressing the root causes of poverty and violence that led to crime and providing access to good jobs, affordable housing, health care and education. larry: let's turn to the wildfire situation. the dixie situation continues to grow and possible storms might make it worse for the 510,000 acres burned, only 40% containment. over 500 homes have been destroyed with thousands of structures threatens. tomorrow marks one month since the fire started. we will have

he wears a cowboy hat in chinatown. it turns out he is a hero.t only stopped the attack of an asian man but held the suspect down until police could arrive. >> this cheerful 24-year-old calls himself a cowboy living in chinatown. he rushed out yesterday morning after hearing people screaming in fear. >> i see a young guy beating up a very old man in the street and a bunch of people watching. >> reporter: at first he said people fled. as people tried to help the bloody victim, the man came back. >> before i could pull out my phone, he came back a second time with the craziest look in his eye. i remember screaming at him while i was bear hugging him. i was yelling at him. i was telling him the old man he was attacking was his brother and that love was the answer. >> reporter: he said the man did not answer but struggled until police arrived and arrested him. police tell us the man is in custody and awaiting charges of assault. darren, the founder of a world peace movement said he walked the the victim who thanked him. the good samaritan is humbled

>>> next we visit san francisco's chinatown. we pick up the story with the discovery of gold in california in 1848. >> we have a remarkable and unusual situation here. gold is discovered in 1848. the reason why can't these was amongst the first to hear about it is there already were some chinese here. news spread back to southern china and in a flash thousands of men began to board ships to head for the gold mountain, which california was known as then and still is known as the gold mountain. in the early days, very heady, very exciting. much of the gold was surface goal. washed down from hills for the mountains for generations and millions of years. you could literally find it on the surface. a man using a simple device like this, a rocker, could dig up mud and swish it out and find gold dust and gold nuggets. they would fill their pockets with gold nuggets. they sound extreme and fabulous, but the reality was nobody was looking for it, nobody saw it. they found it in abundance. but very quickly that surface gold was all taken

i'm not only asking you to patrolling chinatown more areas, we need your help chan flanked by members of the so called blue angels citizen patrol, read part of letter he wrote to the governor. citizens sleep in a state of continuous fear for our safety, well being, livelihoods and future. this latest chinatown news conference comes after man was shot and wounded while trying to stop robbers targeting two women at nathan franklin on saturday. a good samaritan who wanted to be identified only as mr li told me. he knew he had to help really wanted to draw attention away. comes out, maybe, you know, given a distraction, saying, know your processes known, you know that your command kind of the good samaritan. obviously we appreciate his efforts to assisted on mornings onto the oakland police chief laurent armstrong urged citizens to be good witnesses, but i think it's important that they observe and report that they provide that information to the police department so that we can respond and handle the situation. there is fear there is pain that needs to be addressed. city council member l

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justine enjoying the night off the violent scene unfolding in oakland's chinatown. in addition to that one person shot a second person was also pistol whipped. it's also now renewing calls from community leaders to end violence on the streets against members of the asian community kron four's amanda hari live tonight with not only how the victims are doing but also getting reaction to 9 from the man in charge of oakland's chinatown chamber of commerce. amanda. >> i want to warn viewers about the video. they're about to see may be disturbing to some people. but it shows how this robbery quickly turned into a shooting and how was a situation where many people would have felt safe. it was 2 in the afternoon. people were shopping and walking around. >> i guess to connote the suspects besides just want anyone. >> any type that oakland chinatown chamber of commerce president karl chan's warning to everyone no matter where they are in the criminals when seeing of very little consequence when they're committing crimes. and that's what's it will continue to do what they do.

. >> this call for a state of emergency from the president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. karl chan comes in the wake of 2 good samaritans being pistol whipped and wounded after being shot while trying to prevent 2 women from being robbed in chinatown. >> so this bob ray didn't want racing so again, what they light. >> this is just the latest incident last week to asian american women were robbed at gunpoint while they were closing up their restaurant. that is preceded by an almost endless stream of violent attacks one after another against the city's aap. i community caught on video and to this point, it appears that nothing seems to be a determined. karl chan has had enough. he says it's time for a different strategy. so i'm reading this letter urging that we question. >> on behalf of the public kind of funny. because a rash a few days. most eyes jackie's assaults and robberies to see double n hostage. citizens in the state continue was fear for our safety. well being. livelihoods and the oakland chinese chamber of commerce is holding oakland city leaders partly to blam

and not only asking you to patrol chinatown.ing, the police, the c.h.p., to the city of oakland. and all areas we need to help. dion: newsom responded saying more law enforcement support is coming. and an additional $400 million to address street and hate crime statewide. until then, the sisters say speaking out sends a message to the perpetrators. >> and my story and let them know we are not afraid. dion: and other asian americans who may be afraid of something else. >> i trust police. if the bad thing happen, we need to call 911 immediately. and then report to the police. dion: dion lim, abc7 news. those sisters are so brave. now, oakland councilman nicky fortunato responded to recent crime in a statement to mow saying the solution lies not only in getting illegal guns off the streets but also addressing the root causes of poverty and violence. that lead to crime. providing access to good jobs, affordable housing, health care and education. dan: san jose police are investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy killed during a s

it happened in oakland's chinatown. now there are renewed calls from community leaders to in violence against the asian community. kron four's amanda hari has the details. >> i want to warn viewers this video may be disturbing to some people, but it shows how quickly a robbery turned into a shooting and it was during a situation for most people would feel comfortable. it was around 2 in the afternoon and people were walking around and shopping oakland's chinatown. >> i guess to connote the suspects besides just 2.81. >> any time that oakland chinatown chamber of commerce president karl chan's warning to everyone no matter where they are in the city of criminals when does seem know little consequence when they're committing crimes. and that's what's it will continue to do what they do. this is surveillance video of the robbery from a corner store, an 8th and franklin people shopping in the area tried to get away. >> the suspects tried to rob a woman a man intervened to try and stop the attack. tran says that man was shot

a man is in jail today after witnesses say he assaulted an elderly asian man in san francisco's chinatown. it happened yesterday and it's the latest in a series of attacks involving asian-american victims. but this one has a twist. a good samaritan not only stopped the attack but held the suspect until police could arrive. here's nbc bay area's robert handa. >> reporter: well, as you can see, san francisco police make it a point to be a constant presence here in chinatown. but officers can't be everywhere all the time. fortunately for an elderly asian man who was under attack a good samaritan cowboy was around to respond. >> i might smile for you guys. >> reporter: this cheerful 24-year-old darren mark stalkop calls himself a cowboy living in chinatown. the aspiring college student says he rushed out of his apartment yesterday morning after hearing people screaming in fear. >> and i see a very young guy beating up a very old man in the middle of the street and a bunch of people watching. >> reporter: at first darren says the attacker fled but as people tried to help the bloodied victim th

chinatown. to learn the history of the chinese in america. >> good afternoon, good afternoon, good afternoon. welcome to the chinese historical society of america. my name is charlie chin, i'm officially listed here as artist-in-residence but i do double duty as a historian for a very simple reason. as most of you know, artists do not make any money whatsoever. but historians are underpaid, so it's actually a step up. [laughs] what we are going to do today is we're going to take an overview of chinese american history. and for that will be doing to different sections. one will be an in-house docent tour. and the other will be a street tour where we will look at china town today. for your sake, of general education i should point out that we are in a building that was the old chinatown why wcs. it was built and designed in 1932 by julia morgan. a very famous female architect, who, amongst other things was a force endorsed by the why wcs for obvious reasons. the organization of the chinese histori

. >> this call for a state of emergency from the president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. karl chan comes in the wake of 2 good samaritans being pistol whipped and wounded after being shot while trying to prevent 2 women from being robbed in chinatown. >> so this bob regarding racing so what they light. >> this is just the latest incident last week to asian american women were robbed at gunpoint while they were that is preceded by an almost endless stream of violent attacks one after another against the city's aap. i community caught on video and to this point, it appears that nothing seems to be a deterrent. karl chan has had enough. he says it's time for a different strategy. so i'm reading this letter urging that we question. >> on behalf of the public kind of funny. he does a rash, a few days. most eyes jackie's assaults and robberies to see double n hostage. citizens. the inmates stay off, continue was fear for our safety. well being. livelihoods and the oakland chinese chamber of commerce is holding oakland city leaders partly to blame for these conditions. >> so th

i'm alarmed at the things that we've seen in chinatown.videos that i watch when good samaritans are attempting to step up and they're being shot. it really says that there is a need for greater presence and stronger levels of accountability. the city of oakland opd chief laurent armstrong announcing a new crime fighting strategy, dipping into overtime funding and putting desk duty officers on the streets and we're going to ask that they come out a couple hours, students shift and actually support our patrol division. answer calls for service help identify those that are driving crime in our community. chan with the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce, welcoming assistance while still casting a wider net for more help. in addition, i'm all switching out to the fbi and the a t f and the federal what? we have those resources as well. chance says he's also reached out to california attorney general rob vontaze office. he is open. the attorney general can send more investigative services to help opd solve crimes in the newsroom. i'm andre sen

will come jonathan mccall justine enjoying the night off the violent scene unfolding in oakland's chinatown. in addition to that one person who was shot a second person was also pistol whipped. it's also renewing calls from community leaders in the east bay to end the violence on the streets against the asian community. kron four's. hart live tonight with a look at how the victims are doing and reaction from the leader of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce meant. >> he says it's devastating to see some like this again. you're going to see the video of this happening. and i want to warn you, it could be disturbing to some people. but it shows you just how quickly a robbery turned into a shooting it happened in the middle of the day around 02:00pm when people were walking around oakland's chinatown, thinking everything would be safe. >> anyone looking down the street, nowadays could be potentially it become a crime that oakland chinatown chamber of commerce president karl chan's warning to everyone no matter where they are in the criminals when seeing of very little consequence when th

i'm alarmed at the things that we've seen in chinatown.he videos that i watch when good samaritans are attempting to step up and they're being shot. it really says that there is a need for greater presence and stronger levels of accountability in the city of oakland. opd chief laurent armstrong announcing a new crime fighting strategy, dipping into over time funding and putting desk duty officers on the streets and we're going to ask that they come out a couple hours during the shift and actually support our patrol division. answer calls for service help identify those that are driving crime in our community jan with the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce, welcoming assistance while still casting a wider net for more help. in addition, i'm all switching out to the fbi and the a t f. and the federal what? we have those resources as well. chance says he's also reached out to california attorney general rob vontaze office. he is open. the attorney general can send more investigative services to help opd solve crimes in the newsroom. i'm an