it was a very fragrant smell in chinatown, and for me to come back to chinatown at this prime age of mine and start a project that hasn't really been done before, there hasn't been any new, modern, chinese restaurants to open in chinatown in 30 years, so this project was something that was really, you know, like-- it felt really dear to me. brandon: if we look at some of these traditional, constructed, balanced cocktails and then translate them through chinese ingredients, i think that's kind of been our angle. danny: i come here maybe once a month. this goes a pretty long way. it's osmanthus that i purchase here at ming lee's on jackson street. osmanthus is a flower that's native to asia. they use this for teas. we use this at the restaurants in a cocktail--the longevity. i knew right off the bat that the base spirit should be mezcal because of that smokiness from the mezcal, and then the spiciness from the scallion would play a huge part into combining those flavors to make them work. the osmanthus would give it its fragrant, like, sweetness. the aloe, which is a local product, has

it was a ghost town in chinatown. i figured it's time to shoot chinatown store front nobody. everybody on grand avenue. there was not a soul out walking around chinatown. a new asia restaurant, it used to be the biggest restaurant in chinatown. it can hold about a 1,000 people and i had been shooting events there for many years. it turned into a supermarket. and i got in. i shot the supermarket. you know, and its transformation. even the owner of the restaurant the restaurant, it's 50 years old. i said, yeah. it looks awful. history. because i'm shooting history. and it's impressive because it's history because you can't repeat. it's gone it's gone. >> you stick with her, she'll teach you everything. >> cellphone photography, that's going to be the generation. i think cellphones in the next two, three years, the big cameras are obsolete already. mirrorless camera is going to take over market and the cellphone is going to be better. but nobody's going to archive it. nobody's going to keep good history. everybody's going to take snapshots, but nobody's going to catalog. they do

she had a small business in chinatown called the walk shop.ce for over 50 years. we are talking to lisa because her mother's zelle account seems to have been attacked and lisa has been helping with the fallout. >> so she called bank of america and filed the fraudulent claim. it was 4 transactions on the same day that totaled $3500. by a whalen marlin. michael: probably a fake name. the bank put a hold on the checking account and investigated. a few months earlier, her phone had been stolen. there may or may not be a tie. lisa and her mom were hopeful, then they heard back. >> they were not going to refund her money. they could not prove that it was not my mother who facilitated the zelle transactions. michael: lisa contacted me, and that is where the three of us are talking. and i had to ask this question. did you make those transactions? >> no. absolutely not. the name of that person is on my statement. michael: that person's name is not tane. i reached out to bank of america and make a case at two -- case that they should be able to work thi

she has a small business in chinatown called the walk shop.el: here it is, a san francisco treasure. if you have not shopped here, you have probably heard about it. lisa's mother has run the place for more than 50 years. we are talking to lisa because her mother's account seems to have been hacked and lisa has been helping with the fallout. >> she called bank of america and she filed a fraudulent claim. it was four transactions on the same day that totaled $3500 by whalen marlin. michael: probably a fake name. the bank put a hold on the account and investigated it. earlier, it was stolen. there may have not been a time. >> they were not going to refund her money. they could not prove that it was not my mother who facilitated the transactions. michael: lisa contacted me and that is why the three of us are talking and i had to ask this question. >> did you make those transactions? >> no. absolutely not. in fact, the name of that person is on my statement. michael: that person's name is not chang. i reached out to bank of america and made a case

. >> enough is enough, this owner in san francisco's chinatown is fed up with the crime.t they're asking police and the city to do. >>> good evening, she says she has been living a nightmare, but tonight a young woman in oakland says she can finally read a little easier. >> that is because police have arrested people for the shooting death of her fiance last month. her fiance was killed during a disturbing crime, one caught on camera. she sat down with nbc bay area cheryl hurd to talk about the arrest. >> very happy to feel comfortable. because, you know, i couldn't sleep in this hard time. >> reporter: judy want to keep her identity private, has been waiting for the day, she can think oakland police detectives for making an arrest in the brutal shooting of her fiance, kong fong, also known as patrick. tonight, word is spreading oakland police arrested a juvenile in the shooting. the crime which is very hard to watch was caught on a security camera in front of patrick at judy's home, last month. >> to young people came to the car, and used the gun, pointing it. >> reporte

it was a ghost town in chinatown. i figured it's time to shoot chinatown store front nobody. everybody on grand avenue. there was not a soul out walking around chinatown. a new asia restaurant, it used to be the biggest restaurant in chinatown. it can hold about a 1,000 people and i had been shooting events there for many years. it turned into a supermarket. and i got in. i shot the supermarket. you know, and its transformation. even the owner of the restaurant the restaurant, it's 50 years old. i said, yeah. it looks awful. history. because i'm shooting history. and it's impressive because it's history because you can't repeat. it's gone it's gone. >> you stick with her, she'll teach you everything. >> cellphone photography, that's going to be the generation. i think cellphones in the next two, three years, the big cameras are obsolete already. mirrorless camera is going to take over market and the cellphone is going to be better. but nobody's going to archive it. nobody's going to keep good history. everybody's going to take snapshots, but nobody's going to catalog. they do

the scary albert chang opened chinatown kite shop back in 1972. he says this weekend's festival is an important step in getting back to black not just for chinatown, but for san francisco as well business has been good today. oh, yeah what mind if i have pretty happy with san francisco's chinatown's fortunes may not be tied to a strong harvest but the festival is still an important time to focus on the future and ancient contacts the emperor which for a bountiful harvest we're kind of wishing for a bountiful. year for a neighborhood and also for the better days to come in, san francisco. until hassan abc 7 news want to celebration now if you missed out today, the auto moon festival will be taking over chinatown once again on sunday starting at 11 am. to the south bay now. we're a weekend long pride celebration kicked off today in san jose. ab 7 news was at the silicon valley pride night festival at the plaza de cesar chavez. this year's theme is proudly authentic people were there to celebrate pride. enjoy good music food and vendors the pride day

. >> chinatown merchants calling for action after a string of recent crimes. response to their demand. >>> after 25 years, a beloved bay area cheese shop is shutting down, why customers shouldn't get too upset. >>> an actress critically injured after crashing her home into a southern california home. we'll have the investigation and video from the moments before the wreck. good evening, i'm elisabeth cook. >> streaming on "cbs news bay area." >> looking live from san francisco where chinatown business owners demanded action from law enforcement leaders tonight after a recent vstring f break-ins and blurgs. betty yu has a response from the police and d.a. >> reporter: there have been ten commercial burglaries in chinatown. we saw a volunteer muralist painting plywood outside dim sum corner. someone stole two cash registers. a nearby bistro was also hit this week. cash and ipads stolen. glass smashed. >> i never felt so scared in my life, walking home at night. in the old days, i used would walk home midnight, 1:00, 2:00 in the morning and it's safe. but now i h

>> new at 11:00, chinatown businesses pushing for more patrols. the crime that has store owners demanding action. >>> what sparked a brush fire that came dangerously close to homes and businesses in contra costa county. >>> a national emergency declared over monkeypox. bay area doctors weigh in on what it means, plus. >> we're here because we want to save the park. >> the fight over people's park continues. the move to stop construction. >> new at 11:00, a recent string of burglaries has businesses in chinatown at their wit's end. we met with one owner picking up the pieces once again. >> reporter: vandalism, burglary and thousands of dollars of damage. it would be a bad day for any business owner. >> we're losing money every day. for me, i'm at a point where like is it still worth it? >> reporter: early thursday morning her restaurant was burglarized, glass door smashed and two registered stolen. >> cops showed up about ten minutes later, and by then the damage has are will been done. >> reporter: she has a contractor on speed dial and keeps plyw

jenny: the number 30 gets to chinatown or it can park in portsmouth.sten: where can people get more information on the festival, the calendar, and everything? jenny: just go to moonfestival.org. no need to rsvp but you can enter to join the raffle. kristen: no need to rsvp. there is no entrance fee. it is two days and sounds fantastic tomorrow and sunday. we continue to chat on facebook live but we do need to take a short break on the air and you can get our live newscast, breaking news, weather and more with our abc 7 bay area streaming app available on apple tv, android tv, fire tv, and roku. i had no idea how much i wamy case was worth. c call the barnes firm to find out what your case could be worth. we will help get you the best result possible. ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ kristen: thank you so much for joining us on this interactive show, getting answers. we will be here every weekday getting answers. world >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the release of the doj's affidavit that led to the search of mar-a-lago. what

she has a store a small business in chinatown called the waukeshop. here. treasure if you haven't shopped here, you have probably heard about it lisa chan's mother tain has run the place for more than 50 years. we are talking to lisa because her mother's zelle account seems to have been hacked and lisa's been helping with the fallout. so she called bank of america and she filed a fraudulent claim. it was for transactions on the same day and that totaled 3500 dollars by a wayland marlin probably a fake name the bank put a hold on change checking account and investigated a few months earlier james phone had been stolen there may or may not be a tie lisa and her mom were hopeful then they heard back from ebay. they were not going to refund her money. they just they didn't they couldn't prove that. it wasn't my mother who? who facilitated the zeld transactions lisa contacted me and that's why the three of us are talking and i had to ask this question. did you make those transactions? absolutely not if that's the name of that person is on my is on my statement a

, china's president of the oakland chinatown improvement council. crime just gives getting more violent. episode i mean, this one really hits home shoes, the latest victim of asian ascent to be killed, robbed her attack in oakland. local leaders say there may be at least one factor driving the attackers targeting lily. maybe not, but target asian i definitely feel that we are the ones that probably we know would not fight back. carl chan, president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce, says it's time to break the cycle of violence cannot be silent anymore because they think that you know asian would be quite silent, but not anymore. so we got speak out so that we will not become victims again. i try to figure out what is the most. today is her tomorrow could be me. police chief laurent armstrong says officers were just blocks away trying to stop robberies. at the time she was killed. he says the department is boosting patrols in little saigon. we'll have a heavier presence in that area. obviously we're gonna shift our response to utilize man

it's 120' under muni, under bart, 120' down and out under chinatown in some unexpectedly challenging soils. but that project is nearly complete. it's at about 98% completion right now which means we're testing trains, we're testing the elevators and escalators and the final electronics and we're still on track to open that in october presuming all of the testing continues to go well. so fingers crossed on in a one. we're really looking forward to allowing people to have a subway ride from the heart of chinatown all the way to the convention center to the caltrans station and all the way down to bayview and visitation valley. >> it's great to see all these projects coming to completion. we're all grateful for your team's hard work and i really appreciate you coming on the show, mr. tumlin. thank you for the time you've given us today. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me. >> and that's it for this episode. for sfgov tv i'm chris manors. thanks for watching. >> you are watching san francisco rising. today's special guest is jeff tomlin. >> hi. you are watching san francisco rising. to

as members of oakland's asian community gathered to mourn the murder of another person from their chinatown, dennis lillee. she was shot and killed sunday afternoon after exiting her car in the city's little saigon neighborhood. just hearing. >> person who has donated. service to this community. she's a part of our community and she was sorely miss. this is just great person. >> and she has so many fronts to remember. everybody's and you can my right. so she is anyone have any personal problem and she actually senior tribal hall. the person. so she's just like to me like and those taking part in the rally called on government leaders, police. >> and members of the community to do more to stop this ever-increasing problem today is for >> tomorrow could be me. so that's why even on the just i have to come here. the late iraq people do. we have to do our job? to prevent this happening again. so otherwise, nobody is safe anymore. those here say their greatest fear is that they will be back here next week and next month and in 2 months. >> when someone else is murdered and they've implored those

similar to an effort that has reduced crime in chinatown. >> it has proven it is working. we are hoping it will be every corner and every business they have to deter crimes. >> community members are calling for more consistent and tough prosecution, and effort that the council president says she is committed to. >> i am calling on the district attorney and attorney general to fully investigate these instances. if they are hate crimes then call them such an prosecute. >> $110,000 allocated to the neighborhood with the goal of increasing patrol and safety resources. the community is calling for a new police substation but she says police alone will not solve the issue. >> it is all hands on deck. every part of the government working together. federal resources, state and county resources and for the city council we need the mayor administration to deliver on the budget. >> in oakland, velena jones, nbc bay area news. >>> a guilty plea from the husband of nancy pelosi, the plea deal enter today as photos were released of the arrest from may 28th when paul pelosi crashed into

limited availability >> now at 11:00, steps that chinatown business owners are taking to avoid being the next victim of break-ins and vandalism. >> it will take a power tool to cut this. most of the criminalsl carry bolt cutters. > >> and renewed calls for somebody to come forward and speak out on a murder case that happened in broad daylight with plenty of witnesses. >> i hadn't even tried a week ago. all the people who came down said they had waited hours. hours. >> people happy to get the monkeypox vaccine on a weekend without having to wait for hours. > >> we begin with the ongoing ise of crime in san francisco's chinatown. there have been dozens of break ins and attacks against chinese owned businesses businesses and owners are fed u. betty yu has more. >> reporter: video shows a burglar sitting outside asian star. he looks left and right several times before he breaks the glass door with the tool. te same suspect later on communicates with an accomplice down the street. then, another thief enters the store. the mom and pop shop was left with at lt $4,000 in damages. >> you see

the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. these are always a highlight. they feature more than 100 food vendors offering everything from jewelry, clothing, food, and social services. it was created to encourage a sense of community to celebrate diversity in culture and business. >> we welcome everyone. let's all work together. we need to unify. let's all be enjoying this weekend. >> the event continues to from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the area of ninth and franklin streets downtown. you can still see it on the big screen, the story of a woman in semper cisco history that could a long way to solving problems the community is facing today. the documentary is playing at the roxy theater. a korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of the murder of a chinatown gang number in 1973. they told the story during and after incarceration and journalism community members who helped free him. many regard this is a landmark movie for asian americans and social justice. >> turning to our climate crisis, two local organizations timber to bridg

it was a ghost town in chinatown. i figured it's time to shoot chinatown store front nobody. everybody on grand avenue. there was not a soul out walking around chinatown. a new asia restaurant, it used to be the biggest restaurant in chinatown. it can hold about a 1,000 people and i had been shooting events there for many years. it turned into a supermarket. and i got in. i shot the supermarket. you know, and its transformation. even the owner of the restaurant the restaurant, it's 50 years old. i said, yeah. it looks awful. history. because i'm shooting history. and it's impressive because it's history because you can't repeat. it's gone it's gone. >> you stick with her, she'll teach you everything. >> cellphone photography, that's going to be the generation. i think cellphones in the next two, three years, the big cameras are obsolete already. mirrorless camera is going to take over market and the cellphone is going to be better. but nobody's going to archive it. nobody's going to keep good history. everybody's going to take snapshots, but nobody's going to catalog. they do

the longtime dentist was a pillar in in the community. >> she was a devoted doctor in chinatown. well loved by all her her patients, and her staff say so much good things about her. that's the reason they stay with with her for many years. >> reporter: surveillance video shows her sedan on sunday afternoon near little saigon, at at a suspect car coming up from. from behind. in this video, you can hear a woman scream, and then gunshots before the suspect suspect car drives off. at a rally monday afternoon, organized by chinatown leaders, residents felt compelled to grab grab the mic and share their frustration. and why they are so so scared. >> as an elder, it's unacceptable, unbelievable, that that partner and property or the the work that they put in to raise the family, to take care of the family. >> the district attorney said this is a reminder to have police patrolling on the ground. ground. >> one of the ways to address this kind of crime is to have a presence of police in the neighborhood. this has not been happening just for a few months or a few years. it's been happening

get the heavy locks. >> we need to light up chinatown.ays, and they're all dark spots. >> reporter: police started patrolling the area 24 hours a day and have foot patrol. >> it is frustrating, and the best thing we can do is give it our best effort. on a daily basis. >> reporter: but the question remains if the moves will quell frustrations and stop these business owners from being hit again. >> i don't want people to be scared coming to chinatown because of the crimes, but it is happening almost every day. >> reporter: as far as getting alarm systems, many shop owners say they simply can't afford installation or pay the monthly fee. there is an alarm company working with the merchants to make sure cost isn't a major barrier. we've learned one business got their system installed. >>> vice president harris wrapped up her bay area visit yesterday in oakland. the v.p. helped the mayor launched what is being called the generation fund. it is the city's $50 million commitment to increase access to college. 10,000 kids will get $500 college sa

it's 120' under muni, under bart, 120' down and out under chinatown in some unexpectedly challenging soils. but that project is nearly complete. it's at about 98% completion right now which means we're testing trains, we're testing the elevators and escalators and the final electronics and we're still on track to open that in october presuming all of the testing continues to go well. so fingers crossed on in a one. we're really looking forward to allowing people to have a subway ride from the heart of chinatown all the way to the convention center to the caltrans station and all the way down to bayview and visitation valley. >> it's great to see all these projects coming to completion. we're all grateful for your team's hard work and i really appreciate you coming on the show, mr. tumlin. thank you for the time you've given us today. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me. >> and that's it for this episode. for sfgov tv i'm chris manors. thanks for watching. >> secretary silv can you call the roll. >> before that good upon afternoon this meets in hybrid format in person at city hall ro

. >> tonight at 9 businesses in san francisco's chinatown reeling once again after berclair smash an steal from restaurants. thanks for joining us, everybody. i'm vicki liviakis and i'm ella sogomonian. one business owner tells us that it happened so often over the last year that she is considering closing kron four's. dan thorn is joining us in the studio with more on the san francisco neighborhood that's now on edge. really. just an unfortunate situation, right? and we >> reported on so many stories that are like this. the small businesses obviously going through so much over the last couple of years between the pandemic and also >> with the crime that's been targeting asian communities, not only here in san francisco, but all across the bay area and it's made life challenging in these communities on. unfortunately, these problems do persists of the business owners are saying, but they're hoping that with the new district attorney here in san francisco and more police patrolling the streets, these problems, we'll stop. >> for the 3rd time this year, burglars and vandals have target

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. >> san francisco has to all >> >> good evening, this is the san francisco commission on environment. >> please do not use any devices. >> please note that usin

. >> right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbs news bay area, chinatown merchants calling for action after a string of recent crimes. the response to their demand. >>> plus, progress this morning on the largest wildfire burning in california. we'll get you up to speed with the latest updates from the fire lines. > ♪ >>> hundreds of thousands of music fans are gathering in san francisco for outside lands this weekend. we'll have all the excitement from day one and the festival forecast. >>> good morning. it is saturday, august 6th. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm max darrow. devin is off today. >>> let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist darren peck. good morning. >> happy to he youith a weekend mog, which is waar ju livery mor h theit is ay out th. marine layer has the entire bay this morning. there are some pretty breaks in it and openings in it. in fact, in the city, for time, you might see some blue sky. but if we look at the camera from above the santa clara valley, you can see how widespread this is. most of the bay is on that side. most of the peninsula and the

several groups rallied at an event today that began at washington square park and ended in chinatown. ktvu is greg liggins joins us now with more on what these groups are demanding, greg yeah. julian one of the recent attacks, the 70 year old woman was beaten just outside her senior living center , example of one of many crimes that has the asian community absolutely fed up there, demanding police and elected officials do more to stop the attacks. fight asian hate was the rallying cry of more than 100 people who went to san francisco's washington square park to raise awareness and demand change. we call this rally because indispensable week to asian elders in the seventies. brutally attacked one inside her home in a senior center, another just two blocks away from his home. i was brutally attacked and brutally assaulted on november 2nd 2019. this man says he was just waiting for the bus outside this asian market in chinatown when he was assaulted with a bat by two men, he says the previous district attorney's office reduced his attackers charges to misdemeanor battery change. unaccept

a lot of people came out for the party in chinatown. the owner couldn't be more proud of the factory which can produce up to 15,000 hand wrapped cookies in a single day. >> i am very thankful that you guys support me throughout the years. and helped me throughout the years. i am very thankful. >> so here's a little trivia, soquel, the fortune cookie is not an old chinese tradition. historians trace its roots back to japan and california. many including think it originated in san francisco. >> see the process? you have like four or five seconds when it comes off of the griddle. two rapid really quickly. >> oh, i wouldn't survive. >> they are skilled. thanks for joining us. we made it to the weekend. thanks for joining us on this friday night. >> take care. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart ew

our businesses as well as our chinatown community in little saigon. i have outdated money in our budget so that we can create a business improvement district. i have money in our budget. and i spoke with the deputy chief about opening up a police watch station or substation. so there can be more police presence. however, supervisor miley is saying it is not enough and is calling on the council president to convene an emergency public safety meeting and to include him because he says he is willing to help. i would come to the table and offer whatever suggestions. >> recommendations i can provide to the city leadership and i would bring the county officials, the sheriff's department, the district attorney, a public defender probation, a public health who ever we need to bring to the table to be a part of that discussion. >> haaziq kron. 4 news. thank you. seek. >> calls to continue for more m-pox vaccines, including from senator alex padilla. he visited the vaccine clinic at zuckerberg general hospital saying the federal government needs to send califor

oakland's chinatown is gearing up for the return of street fest this weekend. organizers say the event brings people together through food, art and entertainment. this will be the first street fest in oakland's chinatown since taking a hiatus during the pandemic. i don't want to bring you know some of fun to you know the families so hopefully we can help supporting small businesses. and especially now we're going pandemics. you know, many people are suffering, so we need to bring in people. this is the 33rd annual summerfest in oakland's chinatown, and it all gets under way saturday, august 20th and runs through sunday, august 21st from 10 a.m. to five p.m. alright coming up in sports. brandon crawford had some late game heroics for the suddenly streaking san francisco giants. highlights from joe fonzi coming up. but first take a look at tonight's sunset from our rooftop camera in oakland overlooking the estuary. you're watching the 11 o'clock news here on ktvu. we'll be right back. ♪ at usaa we've been called too exclusive because we only serve those who've ho

a lot of people came out for the party in chinatown.er couldn't be more proud of the factory which can produce up to 15,000 hand wrapped cookies in a single day. >> i am very thankful that you guys support me throughout the years. and helped me throughout the years. i am very thankful. >> so here's a little trivia, soquel, the fortune cookie is not an old chinese tradition. historians trace its roots back to japan and california. many including think it originated in san francisco. >> see the process? you have like four or five seconds when it comes off of the griddle. two rapid really quickly. >> oh, i wouldn't survive. >> they are skilled. thanks for joining us. we made it to the weekend. thanks for joining us on this friday night. >> take care. >>> tonight the growing fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe in ukraine. russia threatening to take a nuclear plant offline in ukraine, posing a risk to all of europe. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy warning the world is on the verge of nuclear disaster it comes as the u.s. announc

and over in san francisco, in chinatown, there's there's the autumn moon festival. a beautiful event go to check out. mostly 60s and just make sure you are dressed y and people in san francisco know know how to dress and no worries worries there. but as we extend into the afternoon hours, it's g to look beautiful and mostly sunny this weekend for us. for now over to you g. > >> it's all about the layers hee in the bay for sure. all right, take a look at the roadways rigt now. and yeah, jessica is righte wipers you might need them this morning. and a little slick this this morning also. so just a heads-up as you head out the door. live look here at the golden gate bridge. right now traffic moving pretty nicely overall. no major delays or issues. and looking good so fart of marin county about 15 minuted 101 from the richmond-san rafael rafael bridge into san francisc. over at the bay bridging meterig lights are off but we are seeing seeing that extra volume startig to see more and more cars hit the roadways this morning. as folks make that commute over ino the city or

we will take you to a special festival in san francisco's chinatown. >>> chief meteorologist, big >>> chief meteorologist, big changes here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families. we reduce homelessness, address mental health, provide spaces for addiction to be broken, create spaces of healing and restoration. for the first time ever, prop 27 will provide permanent funding for organizations like ours. saying yes to prop 27 means more people get the assistance that they nee they get someone to partner in such a way to see transformation come to them. yes on prop 27, because there's no place like home. >>> an update to a story we brought you last week, a south bay family wheelchair accessible van stolen for a second time this year. >> carrie hancock woke up to a phone call, the police saying they found or stolen then. unfortunately, the thieves had done some damage. >> we were thinking about fixing it, once i realized what they did to the windows, i was just done with it. it's garbage. >> the van was customized to carry her jet her son who has muscular dystrophy, equipped with a

. >> you should come to chinatown.k it is very safe to be in chinatown, and hope that others will come. it is lovely here, the food is delicious, the shops are prospering, the parade looks great, walking tours continue. please come and visit and enjoy chinatown. >> jesse: she's been the top white house for decades. even against trumps tough tariffs and she told our olympic athletes to keep their mouths shut during the beijing winter olympics. >> i would say to our athletes, you are there to compete, do not risk incurring the anger of the chinese government because they are ruthless. >> jesse: she was always on china's side especially when she was getting something out of it. remember in 2008, her husband took a huge stake in a limo company that profited big time during the beijing olympics? plus china has always been the darling of silicon valley. slave labor keeps money flowing into the pockets of california democrats that eventually ended up being donated to nancy pelosi's campaign. now nancy wants to poke china in t

in the east bay, after a two-year hiatus, the chinatown street fest is back. the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce is to liberty 33 years of the annual event, highlighting local businesses. hundreds attended the weekend celebration. the event has art, stages with a lineup of cultural performances, and lots of options for food. the festival will happen today and tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. ahead, an actor who has had run-ins with the law before faces new charges.details are coming out about incident s that led to terminal sexual contact charges against gary busey. and it seems like fewer of us are going to the movies. one of the largest theater chains in the world makes a drastic move to save the silver screen. >> and another hot day. that's about to change, but only for a day. i'll have the forecast coming up. dion: more pickets are claimed by thousands of mental health care workers at kaiser. we were overhead yesterday as a group marched down broadway. it was the strike's fifth day. the workers want reuses and for kaiser to hire more therapis

it was a ghost town in chinatown. i figured it's time to shoot chinatown store front nobody.ody on grand avenue. there was not a soul out walking around chinatown. a new asia restaurant it used to be the biggest restaurant in chinatown. it can hold about a 1,000 people and i had been shooting events there for many years. it turned into a supermarket. and i got in. i shot the supermarket. you know and its transformation. even the owner of the restaurant the restaurant it's 50 years old. i said yeah. it looks awful. history. because i'm shooting history. and it's impressive because it's history because you can't repeat. it's gone it's gone. >> you stick with her, she'll teach you everything. >> cellphone photography that's going to be the generation. i think cellphones in the next two, three years, the big cameras are obsolete already. mirrorless camera is going to take over market and the cellphone is going to be better. but nobody's going to archive it. nobody's going to keep good history. everybody's going to take snapshots, but nobody's going to catalog. they don't care. >>

a chinatown restaurant owners telling us this is happened. >> so often over the last year, she is considering closing kron four's. dan thorn joins us from the newsroom with more on the san francisco neighborhood. that sounds like it's really on edge than yeah, ken and kathryn, these businesses, as we've been reporting, have been struggling a lot over the last few years with the pandemic and now. >> an increase in crime in asian communities which are making life just challenging and unfortunately, as we've seen in this video that will show you here soon. these problems are persisting. business owners say that they're hoping with the new district attorney in more police patrolling the problems. we'll stop. >> for the 3rd time this year, burglars and vandals have targeted dim sum corner in san francisco's chinatown, among other temporary repairs, plywood replaces broken glass on the restaurant's front door. the latest crime challenging the business owners resolve for the people who live and work here. >> we just don't feel safe. >> jane re max says this happened during the predawn hours on thurs

. >> the chinatown chamber of commerce is now working with partners in little saigon to install security cameras similar to an effort that has reduced crime in chinatown. >> it is working so we're hoping they will be on every corner, every business and can deter crime. >> from oakland, velena jones, nbc bay area news. >>> a fast-moving fire triggering a massive response from the fire department today. or than 100 firefighters battling the blaze at the victorian apartment building. the fire department says all the people managed to get out, a firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion and another for minor injuries. one of the people who lived there had to be rushed to the hospital. obstructed doors made it more difficult to get to the fire and to get people out. people describe first seeing smoke from their apartment windows and then hearing the fire alarms. >> i did not take it super serious at first but i opened the door and it was black smoke. >> no word yet on the cause of the fire. the red cross is assisting people have been displaced. >>> droughts are here to stay that's the warni

, china's president of the oakland chinatown improvement council. crime just gives getting more violent. episode i mean, this one really hits home shoes, the latest victim of asian ascent to be killed, robbed her attack in oakland. local leaders say there may be at least one factor driving the attackers targeting lily. maybe not, but target asian definitely feel that we are the ones that probably, you know, would not fight back. carl chan, president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce, says it's time to break the cycle of violence cannot be silent anymore because they think that you know asian would be quite silent, but not anymore . so we got to speak out so that you know we will not become victims again. i try to figure out what is the motivation. for this event. you know whether that's just money. just robbery today is her tomorrow could be me. laurent armstrong says officers were just blocks away, trying to stop robberies. at the time she was killed, he says the department is boosting patrols in little saigon. we'll have a heavier prese

the police and district attorney. >> reporter: ten commercial burglaries in the last 45 days in chinatownccording to sfpd. we saw a volunteer muralist painting plywood outside of the corner that was burglar rised thu thursday. someone stole two cash registers around 2:00 a.m. a nearby bistro was hit this week. cash and ipads stolen. glass smashed. calvin louie is a long-time community member and business owner. >> i've never felt so scared in my life, walking home at night. in the old days, i used to walk home midnight, 1:00, 2:00 in the morning, and feel safe. now, i have to be aware of my surroundings. i got my pepper spray. ♪ >> reporter: at a far east cafe dinner to celebrate the promotions of assistant chief david lazar and commander julien ing, crime in the neighborhood was top of mind. >> we have to deal with vandalism. >> reporter: sfpd lieutenant farmer said he is committed to protecting chinatown, particularly in the overnight hours. he plans to add plain clothes officers. >> last night, we had some extra overnight officers, and they ended up making a stop on an individual. i do