and san francisco's chinatown is so important. it is a historic chinatown.just the story of chinese-americans -- it's not just the story of chinese-americans, san francisco chinatown tells the story of america. julian: she'the.the list includf each state as well as washington, d.c., puerto rico. debuting march 31. catch it on flat forms like amazon and roku. kristen: as part of women's history month, google is celebrating kitty o'neill, who was once known as the fastest woman in the world. today's doodle celebrates the stunt woman on what would've been her 77th birthday. o'neill was a daredevil since childhood and a rocket powered vehicle driver. the doodle was illustrated by mi a, who was also deaf. she was crowned the fastest woman alive after reaching more than 512 miles per hour in a rocket powered car. julian: allies in action -- we will be introducing you to locals like you helping kids in the north bay. kristen: and you details about the near fatal stabbing on a bus, and the details about the age of the >> building a better bay area, moving forward, f

chinatown is a good area, i think. we are new york city. ken: i talk to my customer, give them them before. now they come in. say, oh, you're not my customer. they say, what? i say now, you are to be my friend. [flute music] paige desorbo (voiceover): harlem is a revolutionary destination, famously known as the black mecca of the world. from the harlem renaissance, the apollo, and the iconic globetrotters, this historical neighborhood overflows with creativity. and now, it's influencing the next generation on the ice. [upbeat music] welcome to ice hockey in harlem. boy: come on! you got this! you got this! narrator: and executive director malik garvin is at the forefront of it all, carrying on the legacy of greats like willie o'ree, who broke the nhl's color barrier in 1958. malik garvin: i started playing ice hockey at the age of three. paige desorbo: wow. can you even stand at three, especially on ice? [laughs] it was tough, but it was something that i endured, and i loved it. i also went to school here attached to the schoolyard. paige d

stone has that and the strong reaction in chinatown. reporter: businesses trashed in oaklands chinatown early thursday morning. eight locations left with broken windows and ransacked by thieves in the process who took what they could. thieves who were caught on surveillance video using bolt cutters, a hammer mallet, and reciprocating saw to bust inside. >> it's not safety at all. >> they waited until this restaurant closed at 3:00 before they came in and started ransacking the restaurant. reporter: you can see at least six individuals trying to get inside lounge chinatown, a new restaurant in the neighborhood. the group spent more than 10 minutes trying to break the lock with the bolt cutter and then trying to break the lot with a saw. finally, trying to break it with a hammer. eventually rushing inside. one person with a gun drawn. minutes later, one person can be seen throwing the cash register in the middle of the floor. a short time later, a person climbs over a counter with what appears to be alcohol. tens of thousands of dollars w

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 don't c

stone has that and the strong reaction in chinatown. reporter: businesses trashed in oaklands chinatown early thursday morning. eight locations left with broken windows and ransacked by thieves in the process who took what they could. thieves who were caught on surveillance video using bolt cutters, a hammer mallet, and reciprocating saw to bust inside. >> it's not safety at all. >> they waited until this restaurant closed at 3:00 before they came in and started ransacking the restaurant. reporter: you can see at least six individuals trying to get inside lounge chinatown, a new restaurant in the neighborhood. the group spent more than 10 minutes trying to break the lock with the bolt cutter and then trying to break the lot with a saw. finally, trying to break it with a hammer. eventually rushing inside. one person with a gun drawn. minutes later, one person can be seen throwing the cash register in the middle of the floor. a short time later, a person climbs over a counter with what appears to be alcohol. tens of thousands of dollars w

we see these things that people would come to chinatown and destroy our businesses. oakland chinatown provement council says it will add more nighttimsenno arrests n these cases. kumasi: home depot it employee arrested accused of stealing thousands of dollars of merchandise. some of the items were recovered. it is mostly power tolls. investigators say the suspects fell -- stashed items as heat the home. when they raided the house they seized about $90,000 in cash. surveillance video led investigators to be suspect. reggie: we are learning new details of a police chase that ended is he a daily crash in rodeo. police say they were supposed to eat a suspect wanted for stealing a car. -- they were pursuing a suspect wanted for stealing a car. the mom was killed in the crash. the twins were taken to children's hospital in oakland. we do not know what their condition is. the suspected car thief was not heard. and has been arrested. public safety is something we are always monitoring in a fact-based weight using our ab -- abc 7 tracker. you can see how different forms of cr

minutes later someone threw a cash register or a safe on the ground at lounge chinatown alone $36,000 were stolen. >> it's outrageous and disappointing when we see these things that people would come to chinatown and literally destroy our businesses. reggie: oakland's chinatown improvement council said it will add more nighttime security in the area police haven't arrested anyone. kumasi: a home depot employee has been arrested accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars of merchandise. it's primarily power tools. investigator said the suspect stashed hundreds of thousands of stolen items. when they raided the house they seized about $90,000 in cash surveillance video led investigators to that suspect. reggie: we are learning about the deadly chase. they were pursuing a suspect wanted for stealing a car the suspect was driving a white suv when it collided into another car at 4th street and parker avenue. police say the driver was killed in that crash the twins were taken to children's hospital in oakland the suspected car thief was not injured in the crash. and has been arres

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. >> san francisco has to all >>> hi, sandy, how are you? >> hi, fine, thank you. how are you? >> good. i want to ask you what inspired you to be a paramed

okay, what happened in sympathies go, chinatown tonight will soon be illegal in tennessee. chinatown's museum held a drag show in the middle of the bruce lee exhibit and the performers had a lot to say about the first of its kind bill, just signed into law on the other side of the country, which makes drag shows illegal. here is nbc's gina banks. >> reporter: a friday night show at the chinese local society of america. inspired by the 1940s photos from the kubla khan nightclub in chinatown, especially this one. >> a person listed as topless cross-dressing performance. ever since 1944 there have been a transgressive angle on performance in chinatown. >> which brings us back to the show, by an all api cast and the exams bruce lee exhibit, one of the ideas he stood for, inclusive. what is happening in july in tennessee, the governor signed off on a bill restricting cabaret shows. across the country, conservative activists, politicians complain that drag contributes to the sexualization or grooming of children. >> what is the focus of politics right now. >> reporter: the curato

how about taking chinatown? san francisco? chinatown yeah, yeah. hey, hey. and china sound just to get around jumping super and i was down had to put you in a song. hope you play it loud. move up in chinatown. just to get around dumping super knowledge down had to put you in a song. hope you play it loud. what's cooking the walk is hottest torch flames to spot the food reflects like a board game when i'm on so they won't ask me where i wrapped because i'm mr chinatown to breathe my last breath until i walk. my last step, i'll be running up the shows. the one that got my trophies. city traffic on the 19th app recall the house parties that the homies trying to crash like last trunk windows right by golden gate park, your pockets chilling dark like a needle in the teal of the heart on my sf kid. you felt it from the start what's up from a rooftop in chinatown? just to get around pomade super, not with down had to put you in a song. you play it loud. yeah from our rooftop in chinatown just to get around made soup when i was down, had to put you in a song. hope y

new oakland pharmacy owner, doctor albert wong says he's chinatown. location has been broken into at least 5 times in the last 2 years. same group of people. said at the same time youth camp out. a fall for 30 is that time. the oakland police department says they are aware of the spike in burglaries and that they are actively investigating. >> police say store owners should avoid leaving large amounts of cash in their safe, install indoor and outdoor surveillance cameras and motion sensor alarms. they also recommend hiring private security and installing obstacles in front of stores that have indoor atms. owners say that's not enough and want more police officers on patrol in chinatown during late night and early morning hours and all we're asking peoplt if safety and security for all of our neighborhood in oakland. the oakland police department posted on facebook saying that they have begun deploying additional officers to areas of the city experiencing a spike in burglaries. reporting the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. thank you. ross pitts

. >> and for the past several years, many of those small businesses in san francisco's chinatown felt like no one cared or was even listening to any of their concerns. ryan yamamoto got a chance to spend some time with that group that is working on the ground every day to advocate for their business owners. you spent the day with them. >> those small mom-and-pop businesses not only dealt with the pandemic but vandalism, robberies, harassment. just as the aap i hate was on the rise, and before today businesses turned to a small group of volunteers who patrol the streets of san francisco's chinatown, all to keep the elders and businesses safe but more importantly to give them a voice. small businesses sometimes calling them for help even before the police. >> reporter: leanna louis and a group of volunteers do not just know chinatown. they become part of the neighborhood. where they check on small business owners, wave to residents, even give directions to some lost tourists. >> when people in chinatown see us, they recognize who we are. so when they see the blue shirts they feel safe.

ama: san francisco's chinatown based restaurant china live is in a legal battle with its landlord. the restaurant has filed a lawsuit for breach of contract, failing to address maintenance issues, and more. the landlord also filed a lawsuit that has been dismissed claiming the restaurant owner owes more than $4 bil rent from the pandemic. a spokesperson from china live says they continue to serve their customers. dan: the deadline is looming for restaurant owners to reapply for a permit to keep those outdoor seating areas known as parklets. suzanne phan talked with some owners to see if it is worth the cost for friday's deadline. >> the weather is nice, it is really nice to be able to eat outside. suzanne: there are plenty of reasons to dine outside in san francisco. the city's shared spaces programs will make parparklets possible for many restaurants. they now have until friday, march 31 to apply for a permit. >> for sure, the parklet will bring about more business. suzanne: he owns california fish market and several other restaurants in north beach. >> i think the parklet is a gr

back in oakland, chinatown businesses are making repairs. one shopper says she fears crime will drive merchants out of business to be born and raised in the city and see it the way it is. it's just horrible, absolutely horrible. something needs to be done. police say they're stepping up patrols and business districts. the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce plans to hold a community meeting with police tomorrow, mike. 11 minutes on the sidewalk, trying to break into a business. they obviously did not seem concerned about being caught right there. hopefully the tips start to come in for police amberleigh live tonight in oakland. amber thank you staying in the city of oakland. teachers are calling for a one day sick out tomorrow is contract negotiations continue. educators plan to rally in front of skyline high school at 7 30 in the morning. they will then hold a rally at frank ogawa plaza. starting at 11. the teachers say the sick out is in reaction to what they call the district's insulting contract proposal. the two sides are far apart on

not just a time. >> an emergency meeting held by oakland chinatown chamber of commerce friday morningny business owners came with questions for police. >> how come the police did not come? >> they didn't show up after they found out it would turn into a press conference that is according to the oakland chinatown improvement council. >> it is really a disappointing government when the community is not protected. >> here in chinatown you can see fresh locks outside the gate. the owner tells abc 7 she is not able to reopen her business yet until oakland police responded to investigate. >> we are still waiting for -- and evidence tech to come out. that is the latest. and until then, we possibly have more damages. >> community members like lynette say because of this she is now avoiding chinatown in the afternoons and evenings. >> i do not feel safe to walk around here. the police and the city should do something to help the community. >> abc 7 reached out to oakland police about the issue and while they declined the interview request in their own video statement they said they are taking

it was horrible, but just two days later a mile away eight businesses in oakland's chinatown were alsoding the new gold medal restaurant ransacked. it's hard to imagine. it happened to to my restaurant, you know. yeah, really and it those don't fear anything they're outdoor security videos shows the same suspects walking over from her business with huge wire cutters in hand heading toward lounge chinatown, which as we've reported suffered at least 36,000 worth of damage all caught on camera. we are going through it. it doesn't matter. what race what kind of business you have. they wanted and we have to protect it nina moore co-owner of everett and jones reached out immediately to her former neighbors at lounge chinatown meeting up over the weekend to collaborate on ideas to protect businesses in both neighborhoods the oakland chinatown improvement council says, they've already started to make some changes in terms of after hours private security, but it's gonna cost them and one thing that i can do and i have done is to increase the nighttime patrol solely on ocic funds. we can't keep

surveillance video there shows a group of people breaking into at least seven businesses in chinatown from restaurants to a salon. the video shows a burglar holding a gun going into different rooms looking for the cash register inside lounge chinatown, a restaurant that just opened in december. >> i feel numb, but i also feel enraged. >> they took everything. they're everywhere and they come all at once. they come in groups. >> the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce had a press conference about this this morning. business owners say while they appreciate the police presence during the day, they want officers to patrol businesses at night, also. >>> meanwhile, the cleanup from this week's storms is dragging on. on the left you've got workers in burlingame removing a tree along el camino real and on the right they were cleaning up a tree that fell on a house in san anselmo. thankfully nobody was hurt. >>> we also learned the name of the san francisco police sergeant injured by a falling tree while he was off duty during tuesday's storms. his name is kevin brugaletta. he's still very

it was horrible, but just two days later a mile away eight businesses in oakland's chinatown were also hit including the new gold medal restaurant ransacked. it's hard to imagine. it happened to to my restaurant, you know. yeah, really and it those don't fear anything they're outdoor security videos shows the same suspects walking over from her business with huge wire cutters in hand heading toward lounge chinatown, which as we've reported suffered at least 36,000 worth of damage all caught on camera. we are going through it. it doesn't matter. what race what kind of business you have. they wanted and we have to protect it nina moore co-owner of everett and jones reached out immediately to her former neighbors at lounge chinatown meeting up over the weekend to collaborate on ideas to protect businesses in both neighborhoods the oakland chinatown improvement council says, they've already started to make some changes in terms of after hours private security, but it's gonna cost them and one thing that i can do and i have done is to increase the nighttime patrol solely on ocic funds. we c

back in oakland, chinatown businesses are making repairs. shopper says she fears crime will drive merchants out of business to be born and raised in the city and see it the way it is. it's just horrible, absolutely horrible. something needs to be done early. ktvu fox two news major bus by the highway patrol after investigators arrested an employee at a home depot when hayward and say he stole thousands of dollars in merchandise. a search warrant was executed this week at the employee's home in paterson and police say they recovered 600 stolen items bellied at $80,000 . they also recovered $90,000 in cash. investigators were given surveillance video and say more than $300,000 in merchandise was in fact stolen. oakland is considering a plan to phase out the pandemic era eviction moratorium right now, landlords in oakland cannot evict tenants over covid related debt. the east be rental housing association represents landlords and say the moratorium needs to end because landlords are suffering due to rising renter. debt opened is one of many cit

london breed, a few city supervisors, and a handful of chinatown business leaders. our camera wereallowed to record the first few minutes of the discussion when harris outlined the biden administration's efforts for recovery funding for small businesses across the u.s. harris will be in los angeles this weekend and flies to denver on monday. >>> the vice president's husband also was here, the second gentleman, doug emhoff. he spent the day as an east oakland youth development center. kamala harris is from oakland. the second gentleman joined nasa representatives and a former astronaut to talk to the kids about space and the importance of diversity in the s.t.e.m. fields. they handed out space-themed lunchboxes and helped the children with science experiments. >>> it's just shy of 7:11. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a winter storm warning is in effect in lake tahoe. the snow is a welcome sight for some ski resorts. we'll tell you what you need to know before you brin >>> welcome back. 7:13 on your saturday morning. you may look at this and

into chinatown across the richmond santa fe. -- santa fe bridge.f moon heavier rain moving out of livermore right now. white rain hind it. santa cruz mountains into san jose, spotty lake showers. up to the north bay, heavy rain early this morning. this is all offshore. it continues to push quickly across. moist southeast flow that will bring us on an off rain today. the chance of a thunderstorm, breaks in the clouds. the exploratorium camera looking at san francisco, picking up maybe a quarter of an inch of rain throughout the day today. as we go through the rest of your sunday, there goes my computer. we will see you on and off showers. but with a little bit of sun. we could get a sanders -- we could get a thunderstorm. as we go several hours, later sunrise this morning. tomorrow we will be looking at t getting over to the evening sunset that sets at about 7:12. looking at the wet roads. we continue to look at some showers. on and off throughout the day today. there is a look at the san mateo bridge. you can see it is wet. lake tahoe we see a mix

>> yes, in chinatown, there is a store which literally means cordyceps city.e specialized in selling different versions of cordyceps. mostly it is for chinese medicine, which means they are from tibet, and they are really expensive. the nicer version of it, they can cost about $30,000 per pound, which is super expensive. but there are different types of cordyceps. there are more affordable ones found in tropical areas, or the mushroom stores in more affordable prices. kristen: what do they do? what are the health benefits? >> such expensive things -- expansive things. i interviewed a health medicine expert in chinatown. his name is kenny lao, mr. lao was telling me it is normally good for the lungs and kidneys, so if we are coughing, maybe we can cook the cordyceps into soup. it can improve our lungs and improve the cough. people might brew it into tea smash it into powder. you know chinese medicine. and generally improves -- it generally improves your health in the long term. kristen: i would think during covid it became really cordyceps -- it became really p

new oakland pharmacy owner, doctor albert wong says he's chinatown. location has been broken into at least 5 times in the last 2 years. same group of people. said at the same time youth camp out. a fall clock. four-thirty is that pack? oakland police department says they are aware of the spike in burglaries and that they are actively investigating. >> police say store owners should avoid leaving large amounts of cash and they're safe. install indoor and outdoor surveillance cameras and motion sensor alarms. they also recommend hiring private security and installing obstacles in front of stores that have indoor atms. owners say that's not enough. we're asking for mall police president in chinatown, especially at night. the oakland police department posted on facebook saying that they have begun deploying additional officers to areas of the city experiencing a spike in burglaries. rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> pittsburgh police say they're looking for 2 more suspects after a convenience store clerk was shot and killed. happened wednesday night on power a

new oakland pharmacy owner, doctor albert wong says he's chinatown. location has been broken into at least 5 times in the last 2 years. same group of people. said at the same time youth camp out. a fall clock for 30 is that time. the oakland police department says they are aware of the spike in burglaries and that they are actively investigating. >> police say store owners should avoid leaving large amounts of cash in their safe, install indoor and outdoor surveillance cameras and motion sensor alarms. they also recommend hiring private security and installing obstacles in front of stores that have indoor atms. owners say that's not enough. we're asking for mall police president in chinatown. >> especially at night. the oakland police department posted on facebook saying that they have begun deploying additional officers to areas of the city experiencing a spike in burglaries. >> rob nesbitt kron, 4 news. >> all right. time for a look at the forecast as we look at the san mateo bridge on this friday night. little bit people out and about in the clear

chinatown actually got hit the most and we covered the latest chant hold the vp. i say api business. owners we struggle. we still go where heart not inflation. not just a labor. we have to face crimes people want to visit me and they they caught up the book in front of the outta here. listen 10 seconds. using the because the visitor will come back again before the pandemic business owner. kevin chan won't often stay open until 9 o'clock on a friday night, but now he often closes early because people just aren't coming after dark anymore chan told vp harris what they need and what they're hoping for. we need money because to pay the labor because the inflation the material investing costs as for what the vp and the biden administration are offering chan likes what he hears java lots of resource for us to you know to apply all i need is stabilize. get more food shopping in stnatell this hate climb around area visitors are still stopping by to see chan and his legacy business. this is my first time here. she's been here before with her mom, but she's told me all abou

we are a family business that started in san francisco chinatown by my parents who started the business in the mid 1980s. today we follow the same footsteps of my parents. we source the teas by the harvest season and style of crafting and the specific variety. we specialize in premium tea. today i still visit many of the farms we work with multigenerational farms that produce premium teas with its own natural flavors. it is very much like grapes for wine. what we do is more specialized, but it is more natural. growing up in san francisco i used to come and help my parents after school whether in middle school or high school and throughout college. i went to san francisco state university. i did stay home and i helped my parents work throughout the summers to learn what it is that makes our community so special. after graduating i worked for an investment bank in hong kong for a few years before returning when my dad said he was retiring. he passed away a few years ago. after taking over the business we made this a little more accessible for visitors as well as residents of san francisco

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. >> san francisco has to all >> >> >> >> >> my name is bal. born and raised in san francisco. cable car equipment, technically i'm a transit operator of 1

chinatown is also slated to get one of the newly launched foot patrol officers who will be deployed in retail corridors in the city. for business owners along piedmont avenue, they hope they will get some help soon, too. francisco's mayor may be getting out of prison sooner than expected. a judge set aside his manslaughter conviction from more than two years ago -- more than 20 years ago. after robbery, he pushed the getaway driver onto the golden gate bridge where he was hit by a drunk driver. brown's attorney explains the new state law requires that a defendant be the actual killer and that brown did not intend to kill the driver. the i-team's dan noyes reports brown will have to be resentenced. robbery and carjacking, he has a chance of being released on time served. governor newsom fired off this tweet this morning saying the state will not do business with walgreens or any company that cowers to the extremists and put women's lives at risk. the tweet follows the drugstore chain's announcement that it will only deliver pill in states where it is legal and feasible. on edge in one p

chinatown actually got hit the most and we covered the latest chant hold the vp.ay api business. owners we struggle. we still go where heart not inflation. not just a labor. we have to face crimes people want to visit me and they they caught up the book in front of the outta here. listen 10 seconds. using the because the visitor will come back again before the pandemic business owner. kevin chan won't often stay open until 9 o'clock on a friday night, but now he often closes early because people just aren't coming after dark anymore chan told vp harris what they need and what they're hoping for. we need money because to pay the labor because the inflation the material investing costs as for what the vp and the biden administration are offering chan likes what he hears java lots of resource for us to you know to apply all i need is stabilize. get more food shopping in and stop all this asian hate all this hate climb around area visitors are still stopping by to see chan and his legacy business. this is my first time here. she's been here before with her mom, but sh

how about taking chinatown? san francisco? chinatown yeah, yeah. hey, hey.hina sound just to get around jumping super and i was down had to put you in a song. hope you play it loud. move up in chinatown. just to get around dumping super knowledge down had to put you in a song. hope you play it loud. what's cooking the walk is hottest torch flames to spot the food reflects like a board game when i'm on so they won't ask me where i wrapped because i'm mr chinatown to breathe my last breath until i walk. my last step, i'll be running up the shows. the one that got my trophies. city traffic on the 19th app recall the house parties that the homies trying to crash like last trunk windows right by golden gate park, your pockets chilling dark like a needle in the teal of the heart on my sf kid. you felt it from the start what's up from a rooftop in chinatown? just to get around pomade super, not with down had to put you in a song. you play it loud. yeah from our rooftop in chinatown just to get around made soup when i was down, had to put you in a song. hope you pla

fred lowe has operated the only in chinatown gift shop since 1992.s he's never heard anything about his awning before until earlier this month. >> why do you need a permit for an awning? >> i don't know. after 30 years, i don't know. >> a meeting is scheduled for monday at 1:00 in the afternoon at the playground in chinatown. city representatives will be there to answer questions for business owners. >>> during the covid pandemic, many people felt isolated from the world around them. but two women helped each other pass the time without ever meeting in person. >> the two finally met face-to-face after becoming friends. here is this morning's bay area proud. >> good morning, everyone. i'm always interested in stories that show that we've finally come out the other side of the pandemic. well, did i find a good one? it's about two women, rita, an 81-year-old who lives on her own in san francisco, and austin, a volunteer in santa cruz, who signed up to do a weekly call for one year with rita to help her not be too isolated during the pandemic. one year t

carl chan with the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce says the burglaries happened along both 8th and harrison streets. take a look at some of the damage chances. these are mom and pop shops that are barely getting by. and now they have to deal with this crime and they are at their wits in. they don't know whether they want to stay rooted in oakland anymore in awe. now he spoke with some of the business owners outside of chinatown, including the owners of everett and jones bbq, who we spoke with this week. all of them now are in solidarity to try to figure out what to do next >> the other concern that i have a piece of basin i'm not talking about only did they know when china town public, so many business owners. so i think saying that the they have enough and some some of them talking about moving away from oakland. so i think we all we need to really focusing on how to support small but i do want to encourage everyone, please come patronizing, you a small businesses in it not only only time how that's why we see >> just like janice saying, i would down there yesterday roasted an

she is also meeting with small business owners in san francisco's chinatown. nbc bay area's sergio quen thanh quintana was there and he is live with the details. >> reporter: we were only allowed to be in the room for the round-table discussion for less than ten minutes, but it was clear from the vice president's initial comments that the overall goal of the trip is to try to highlight the administration's legislative achievements. we are told during today's meeting with small business owners in chinatown the goal was to outline the funds that will be spent to help small with us the next few years. according to the administration trillions of dollars will continue to be rolled out through the inflation reduction act, the chips and and infrastructure act. this was her second stop, first being a high-dollar fundraising at a home. among those in the room, mayor london breed, a few city supervisors and a hand full of chinatown business owners. >> the work we did at the height of the pandemic was about making sure our small businesses could stay open, but the work

new oakland pharmacy owner, doctor albert wong says he's chinatown. location has been broken into at least 5 times in the last 2 years. same group of people. said at the same time youth camp out. a fall clock for 30 is that time. the oakland police department says they are aware of the spike in burglaries and that they are actively investigating. >> police say store owners should avoid leaving large amounts of cash and they're safe. install indoor and outdoor surveillance cameras and motion sensor alarms. they also recommend hiring private security and installing obstacles in front of stores that have indoor atms. owners say that's not enough. we're asking for mall police president in chinatown, especially at night. the oakland police department posted on facebook saying that they have begun deploying additional officers to areas of the city experiencing a spike in burglaries. rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. in fairfield and 11 year-old girl is in critical condition tonight after she was hit by a suspected drunk driver. police say the girl was. >> crossing

but first, business owners in oakland's chinatown are frustrated after multiple burglaries this week. why these incidents are making them rethink about staying rooted >> the body of a beloved bay area radio dj jeffrey jv. vandergrift was pulled from the water near pier. 39 this week jv had been missing for one month before his body was found a week after his disappearance. his wife, natasha, he announced that evidence had been found to indicate that jv would not be returning home. but today she released a new statement now that his body has been found saying, quote, i'm devastated that the love of my life is gone. but what i do know is that jv loved his work and he looked connecting with all of you. he loved his family and i know he loved me as much as i love him. our bond was truly unmatched and she's also asking for privacy to grief at this time. well, going out to the east bay where the oakland small business community is expressing some outrage after a rash of break-ins. we've been reporting on the burglaries in jack london square all week. 7 stores in chinatown were hit overnight

so the moeny and spoke with the chinatown chamber of low. what are they doing in response? >> well, vicki, they are calling on a town hall now. the thieves have been relentless, not giving small businesses in oakland a break, making their rounds about town. take a look at the map. carl chan with the oakland chinatown, chamber of commerce tells me that overnight, as you mentioned, 7 businesses reported that they were burglarized. this happening along both 8th and harrison streets and now take a closer look at the damage. shirley, tens of thousands of dollars worth of vandalism, 2 front glass doors and windows metal doors inside and the safes inside, including whatever was stolen. he tells me that these are just mom and pop shops that they're barely getting by and now they have to deal with this crime. there are at their wit's end and don't know whether they want to stay rooted in oakland anymore. and he's spoken with other business owners outside china town, too, including the owners of everett and jones bbq, who we spoke with this week. all of them now in solidarity to try

he joins us live from chinatown, brooks. the bank's president and her motorcade departed here in san francisco's chinatown about an hour ago. harris says that 75% of american manufacturing jobs are held at businesses that have 20 or fewer employees, which is one of the reasons she was here to talk to entrepreneurs and to start up owners about investments for the future. following touchdown at san francisco international airport , vice president kamala harris emerged from air force to back in her stomping grounds and greeted by dignitaries and supporters, even the youngest future leaders even got a picture. it was excited, and i was like, scared kind of these young women got to see her today and all of her glory and as somebody who has been mentored by her for over 20 years. um it's exhilarating, but the homecoming also included a mission aimed at fixing challenges facing cities across the country, including in the bay area. we have a lot of empty storefronts, and it's hard for black and brown folks to pop up one goal to lead

back in oakland, chinatown businesses are making repairs. one shopper says she fears crime will drive merchants out of business to be born and raised in the city and see it the way it is. it's just horrible, absolutely horrible. something needs to be done. police say they're adding patrols and business district. the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce plans to hold a community meeting with police tomorrow morning. mike julie amberleigh live tonight in the city of oakland. amber thank you for that in oakland, man accused of killing three people is now headed to trial after a judge rejected a proposed plea deal. the lonzo log. wood was charged with three separate killings that happened in 2008. alameda county district attorney pamela price had agreed to a 15 year prison sentence in exchange for log wood pleading no contest to one charge of manslaughter. the alameda county judge criticized the da's proposed plea deal in court and ordered log wood to stand trial. if convicted, he could be sentenced to 75 years to life. thieves are targeting a

back in oakland , chinatown businesses are making repairs.s she fears crime will drive merchants out of business to be born and raised in the city and see it the way it is. it's just horrible. absolutely horrible. something needs to be done there stepping up patrols in business districts, the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce plans to hold a community meeting with police friday in oakland. amberleigh ktvu, fox two news. thank you, amber. there are still concerns about mudslides across the bay area, and that includes in marin county, where a slide is now causing problems for pg and e. the landslide buckled part of redwood boulevard near highway 101 in navarre. lotto and almost snapped a gas pipeline. pg and e says one of the gas pipelines has been exposed, forcing the utility to cut gas pressure in the area for safety reasons. alright geoscience engineers and our gas pipeline engineers up there right now they're assessing the situation. but they say that there is no immediate risk to public safety. the broken road is the only way to get to

it is considered the fourth chinatown in san francisco.idents 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 neighborhood

by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each other just the way the united states been since 1956 opposed by the grandfather a big people person people had people coming since the day we opened. >> it is of is first place on the west that that exposito 6 years ago but anyone was doing that starbuck's exists and it created a really welcoming pot. it is truly a legacy business but more importantly it really at the take care of their community my father from it was formally italy a fisherman and that town very rich in culture and music was a big part of it guitars and sank and combart in the evening that tradition they brought thi

it was a ghost town in chinatown. i figured it's time to shoot chinatown store front nobody.and 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. >> i w

catching a break in chinatown. >> it means a lot, at least somebody is supporting us. >> still ahead,of relief for hundreds of small business owners in san francisco facing fines because their awnings do not meet city standards. we'll talk about the help they're now getting. >> if president biden were a football quarterback, he might think he's got some wide open receivers. we'll take a look at that. >> plus -- ♪ who runs the world ♪ ♪ girls ♪ >> you heard it right. as we begin women's herstory month, we here at nbc bay area are honoring women in our lives. stay with us as we honor them all. you're watching "today in the bay." take it away, b. >>> as you head out on the peninsula, we're checking out palo alto, only 39 degrees. we do still have a breezy wind and we're in for a lot of sunshine today. still jacket weather, but we're looking a little better. we'll get a look at the break, how long that lasts, and when the rain returns in a few minutes. >>> the cars on the right side, look at that truck, a flatbed with all the plastic bags flapping around. fortunately, it's secured in the