in chinatown, but look around. the streets are still mostly empty and a lot of shops haven't even opened. seeing the street like this sounds like it makes you a little sad. >> oh, my god. there used to be tons of people there on the coffee shop. >> reporter: for lauralee, a long time chinatown resident and owner of this print shop, the closed stores are a sign of the long pandemic hangover that the neighborhood is still recovering from. like the rest of the city's downtown, customers just haven't come back to chinatown in the same numbers, some scared off by crime concerns, including incidents of anti asian hate. >> there's no business, so why open your doors? >> reporter: the slow recovery causing some to worry about the future of the neighborhood. enter the night market which has now become a source of hope for laura and other locals, too. the idea is simple. local merchants spread out onto grant street and create a walkable celebration of chinatown culture and cuisine. laura yelling herself hoarse trying to sell

. >>> it looks vibrant and colorful but chinatown is in need of a lifeline. businesses hope the return of night markets will pay off. >>> things for joining us. i'm devin fehely and for elizabeth. san francisco's chinatown is hoping that cuisine and culture can bring out the crowds, helping businesses bounce back . in a couple of minutes, we'll have a preview of tonight's night market. first, here is anne makovec with a look at today's news headlines. sacramento san francisco says it has reached what has called an historic milestone when it comes to police reform but some say it is not good enough. today, city leaders held a ceremony to tabbed their progress. this comes eight years after the city asked the u.s. justice department to essentially audit the police department following several police shootings and a string of scandals. the feds came back with more than 270 recommendations. today, the city said has responded to all of them and they reforms have led to fewer police shootings and use of force statements as well as more transparency and diversity in

large crowds again in april and the rest of this year. >> it is important because the traffic in chinatown is being slow . >> max huang vely new business in the neighborhood. they opened four years ago and had a rough start because of the pandemic. while 2023 was a decent year, they need to see more customers come through these streets this year. >> we need people, tourists to come to chinatown to eat, to shop, to consume. >> another vendor participating in the night market is the family behind gourmet kitchen and house of dim sum, restaurants that have been in chinatown for years. >> the night market is very good for the community. it will bring more people to chinatown. >> even for more established businesses, the impact of the pandemic is still making it tough for them to keep going in the current economy. >> after covid, it is a little bit tough. a lot of changing like the footpath. it is hard to hire people . it is challenging. >> vendors and community leaders hope the night market once again helps to showcase the cuisine and culture of chinatown, attracting more people to come out an

the opening in chinatown. off chinatown's inclusivity. >> we also want to uplift that there is a welcoming place that is welcoming to the community as well. >> in so many ways, he's saying what she cannot do in china, she's doing here in chinatown. >> reporter: new ways for people to enjoy a historic neighborhood. >> so many people come out for the night market. that's a part of what the new chinatown has to be, finding ways that speak to people. >> reporter: in san francisco, nbc news. >> they plan to bring another night market back to the sunset district in the late summer. >>> we're back in 60 seconds. ahead, two strangers at a bart station waiting for a train. how a morning commute quickly turned into a life-saving effort. >>> an expensive house in silicon valley is no surprise, right? this tiny home and its price might shock you. >>> is it the end for bay area starter homes? >>> the rain is already starting to move in, but it's going to pack a punch overnight. we'll talk about the timing in tent city, so

that's a live look in chinatown.rday and i got the chance to catch up with some of the vendors preparing for another chance to bring people into the city in a neighborhood eager for more visitors to support local businesses. a strong showing in march for the first night market of the year in san francisco's chinatown. and organizers hope to see large crowds again in april and the rest of this year. >> i think it's important because you know, the -- the traffic in chinatown is being -- quite slow. >> max huang and his father run by me boba tea. a relatively new business in the neighborhood. they opened four years ago and had a rough start because of the pandemic. while 2023 was a decent year, they need to see more customers come through these streets this year. >> so we need you know, people, tourists to come to chinatown right? to eat, to shop, and you know, to consume, right? >> another vendor participating in the night market is the family behind gourmet kitchen and house of dim sum, restaurants that have been in c

restaurants have been in chinatown for years. >> the night market is very good for the community.t will bring more people to chinatown. >> even for more established businesses, the impact of the pandemic is taking it tough for them to keep going in the current economy. >> after covid, it is a little bit tough. a lot of changes like the food costs and it is challenging. >> vendors and community leaders hope the night market once again helps to showcase the cuisine and culture of chinatown, attracting more people to come out and keep returning back to the neighborhood. one way to ensure the survival of an a central business district in the city. >> the environment, the buildings, the decorations, very close to home . it is very attached to us. >> it is a place that means so much to families new and old who want to preserve a piece of home they get to enjoy each day in san francisco. >>> the bay area is bouncing back with a massive new food hall that is adjacent to the new ikea. it just opened up in midmarket called saluhall. two story space offering a dozen food and drink options ,

whether you're an ad veteran urban forester chinatown has something for everyone. >> chinatown is not just again food also a hub of creativity and take a stroll down the street with murals as culture exhibitions to celebrate the heritage of this city. >> what the sun sets schoun truly come alive. >> it's night life is old and new a myriad of bars and you can distance the night away with friends. the museums and culture nonprofits play an important role in chinatown to teacher us about the past, present, and future and providing a platform for artist to engage in conversations and welcome to the china's holistic the mission so collect and preserve common council in america any person of my background can see themselves in chinatown for all people. and our founders help to create the studies. and usa with a was an amazing collector. chinatown center was founded no 1965 an art center for infer served for people for education and the center is an exciting place for dialogue and engage with the actor right now have a exhibition present tense playground that looks the development of chinato

whether you're an ad veteran urban forester chinatown has something for everyone. >> chinatown is not just again food also a hub of creativity and take a stroll down the street with murals as culture exhibitions to celebrate the heritage of this city. >> what the sun sets schoun truly come alive. >> it's night life is old and new a myriad of bars and you can distance the night away with friends. the museums and culture nonprofits play an important role in chinatown to teacher us about the past, present, and future and providing a platform for artist to engage in conversations and welcome to the china's holistic the mission so collect and preserve common council in america any person of my background can see themselves in chinatown for all people. and our founders help to create the studies. and usa with a was an amazing collector. chinatown center was founded no 1965 an art center for infer served for people for education and the center is an exciting place for dialogue and engage with the actor right now have a exhibition present tense playground that looks the development of chinato

now, thousands of people went out in san francisco's chinatown for another night market.was so packed, in fact that mayor london breed is promising to work with organizers to close down even more streets for the monthly event. it's all happening in a neighborhood where some business owners say they still feel the lingering impacts of the pandemic. today in the bay takes us there. >> reporter: they came from near -- >> across the bridge. richmond. >> reporter: and far to eat at san francisco's chinatown night market. >> it's amazing. i love everything i've try so far. >> reporter: lily lo got a grant to organize monthly night markets this year. ♪♪ that seem to be growing in popularity. >> this is one way to create jobs and bring in more income. people really excited about it. only do once a month and people want to do every week. this is something very hard. it's a lot of work. >> reporter: the market runs three blocks on grant. >> i want to take this opportunity to thank the chinatown -- >> reporter: but seeing the crowds herself, mayor london breed. >> well, this is bigg

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

. >> we would love to encourage them to come to chinatown. we can also promote chinatown because we are the largest chinese community outside of china. >> reporter: she has owned the shop for 57 years and said tourism is critical to businesses surviving. >> we depend on that aside from the local residents. we are a vibrant community. >> reporter: the mayor wants international tech to make san francisco home. the chinese chamber of commerce is excited for growth that could lead to lasting impacts. >> this is very good news. as we all know not just chinatown, but the city itself needs more economic growth. >>> the excessive force lawsuit against an x san jose, is on hold. he's facing the civil lawsuit for shooting and wounding a man at san jose state in 2022. the man just broke up the fight and disarmed a man before he was shot. an internal investigation was held and he resigned after homophobic texts he sent were uncovered. the lawsuit could move forward and was scheduled to begin next week, but now it is on hold and mcnamara is appealing to c

of chinatown with any person of any background is sketch plan or accepted for all people the founder help to create the studies and with a major collection on the objects that tell the material history of chinatown and so much is offend in chinatown incredible all the texture of the design a way to get from the east to the west and beyond that have an amazing institution like c h f a to. >> neighborhood in san francisco are also diverse and fascist as the people that inhabitable them we're in north beach about supervisor peskin will give us a tour and introduce is to what think of i i his favorite district 5 e 3 is in the northwest surrounded by the san francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatown oar embarcadero financial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and

that violent heist happened at one of oakland chinatown's oldest jewelry stores. the damage done is simply remarkable. but despite all of this, the store owner says their vow to keep it open is stronger than ever, and they're pledging to move forward in the wake of this crime. you know and terror that unfolded at fung jewelry in oakland's chinatown wednesday, just after noon. >> it happened so fast, is unlike anything the family owned business has ever experienced in their more than 40 years in operation. >> we've been robbed, you know, a few times before, but not at this level of brazen magnitude. >> eight individuals with, you know, two getaway cars and, you know, guns drawn. >> watch as tony and 69 year old mother diane ducks for cover and screams for help as those eight individuals smashed nearly every single case. with no security guard on duty at the time, her 76 year old husband comes storming in, wielding a firearm, which scares the suspects away. >> if he didn't do that, then they would have just kept going. >> their american dream and the majority of the

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

a strong showing in march for the first night market of the year in san francisco's chinatown.owds again in april and the rest of this year. >> i think it's important because you know, the -- the traffic in chinatown is being -- quite slow. >> max and his father run by me boba tea. a new business in the neighborhood relatively. they opened four years ago and had a rough start because of the pandemic. while 2023 was a decent year, they need to see more customers come through these streets this year. >> so we need you know, people, tourists to come to chinatown right? to eat, to shop, and you know, to consume right? >> another vendor participating in the night market is the family behind gourmet kitchen and house of dim sum. restaurants that have been in chinatown for years. >> i think the night market is very good for the community. it's going to be bring more people to chinatown. >> even for more established businesses, the impact of the pandemic is still making it tough for them to keep going in the current economy. >> after the covid, t a little bit tough because a lot of cha

that smash-and-grab happened wednesday at one of the oldest jewelry stores in chinatown. nbc bay area's velena jones explains how the community is now rallying behind that store. >> get down. get down. >> reporter: video shows a group of six thieves, including one with a gun, rush into a jewelry store in chinatown and violently smash cases with hammer, grabbing everything they can. >> too many people get in here and we don't know what i do. i'm so scared. even right now my heart just feels hurt. >> reporter: it happened around 12:30 just as the store was opening as owner diane ducked for cover she yells for her husband who comes out with a gun. it was enough to scare the robbers back out the door, but not before stealing the store's most expensive inventory. >> they took the special showcase diamond right here. then gold, our 10k gold, 24-karat gold. >> they knew what they wanted, and they went after the main core items that is pretty much 85% to 90% of the value of our entire inventory. >> reporter: the group got in after diane says one man prefended to be a customer. in

still here and speaking of miss chinatown, i have the newest member of miss chinatown right now.a wong nash. thank you very much for joining me. first of all, congratulations of winning the crown. what does it mean for you to represent this community? >> it means the world to me. i think being asian american, aapi community, it's such a rich diverse community of individuals. myself being a mixed individual, i'm half chinese, half irish american. i just changed out of scrubs and i'm here to represent the community. >> reporter: you're looking great. have you ever moved your hips like this? >> not like that. i don't know if this dress will let that happen. >> reporter: congratulations once again. we are live celebrating aapi heritage month, having a little party. back to you. >> i love it. we have so many amazing cultural celebrations here at kpix. this is one of them. i know he'll enjoy himself once the camera cuts. thank you. >>> finally tonight, a redwood city bride to be has her wedding dress back after police arrested 65-year-old henry fonseca. he's seen taking a box in these

that violent heist happened at one of oakland chinatown's oldest jewelry stores. the damage done is simply remarkable. but despite all of this, the store owner says their vow to keep it open is stronger than ever, and they're pledging to move forward in the wake of this crime. you know and terror that unfolded at fung jewelry in oakland's chinatown wednesday, just after noon. >> it happened so fast, is unlike anything the family owned business has ever experienced in their more than 40 years in operation. >> we've been robbed, you know, a few times before, but not at this level of brazen magnitude. >> eight individuals with, you know, two getaway cars and, you know, guns drawn. >> watch as tony and 69 year old mother diane ducks for cover and screams for help as those eight individuals smashed nearly every single case. with no security guard on duty at the time, her 76 year old husband comes storming in, wielding a firearm, which scares the suspects away. >> if he didn't do that, then they would have just kept going. >> their american dream and the majority of the

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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

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

gia vang is in san francisco with tonight's story. >> reporter: has been performing in ss chinatown since pediment but there is a movement on the white now and they took up the first part to try to get there entertainment permit of the board of appears. approved on saturdays and sundays for people to march 30th exterior, and from 10:00 to 7:00 p.m. the stifling their business, that it is too long and too many blocks and the group wants them to shrink that permit. >> it is a very tough business for us, especially small business. and if you're taking away something, i don't know how i can survive. >> this is a great tradition, we want to keep it alive but at the same time we don't want to sit here and annoy people to come to a nice agreement because we are all in the community together. >> reporter: suggested entertainment permit to cover one block and one day, saturday from noon to five at the end of june. merchants plan to go and argue the reconditioning of that permit it is unclear when that will happen. in san francisco, gia vang, nbc bay area news. >>> new at 11, tomorrow, the sf empa

she is from chinatown. so for that reason, we have a fire over here, turn the camera exmac turn the camera! turn the camera! >> there is a fire. >> oh, my god. >> a fire has started as you can see live. we wonder if a person is on f fire? in the fire? we apologize for showing this. get a fire extinguisher! do you have a fire extinguisher in the truck? do we have a fire extinguisher in the truck? connor, bring a fire extinguisher out extra inflammation point does anyone have a fire extinguisher! we deeply apologize for what has happened. this man -- they are putting jackets over the body of this man. aman has set himself on fire. they have put to jackets over him. they are now putting fire extinguishers to extinguish the fire. someone has set himself on fire in the protest area here at the donald trump trial as you can see. >> sandra: eric you be saved and addressed the situation there we will check back with you very shortly. in the news outside of the

chinatown is showing more of the people will the traditional thepg. >> north beach is i know one of the last little italian community. >> one of the last neighborhood that hadn't changed a whole lot and san francisco community so strong and the sense of partnership with businesses as well and i just love north beach community old school italian comfort and love that is what italians are all about we need people to come here and shop here so we can keep this going not only us but, of course, everything else in the community i think local businesses the small ones and coffee shops are unique in their own way that is the characteristic of the neighborhood i peace officer prefer it is local character you have to support them. >> really notice the port this community we really need to kind of really shop locally and support the communityly live in it is more economic for people to survive here. >> i came down to treasure island to look for a we've got a long ways to go. ring i just got married and didn't want something on line i've met artists and local business owners they need money to

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

also happening tonight chinatown's monthly night market. crowds fill the streets to enjoy numerous vendors. state senator scott wiener posted on social media saying, quote, the chinatown night market is off the hook. san francisco chinatown will hold night markets the second sunday of each month through november. also in san francisco, the northern california cherry blossom festival begins tomorrow. it's held in japantown. the event will feature a grand parade, floats, and performances, food and booths as well. organizers say the festival is a way to celebrate the blooming of the cherry blossoms and japanese and japanese american culture. the event is the second largest cherry blossom festival in the nation, behind the one held in washington, d.c. >> new. at 11, the chp arrested a couple of carjacking suspects after they led officers on a chase through the bay area this morning, the chp spotted a car wanted in connection to an oakland carjacking in solano county. chp officers waited for its helicopter to arrive before trying to pull over th

the oakland chinatown improvement council is running a gofundme to help. can find a link to it at the story on our website. abc7 news.com. >> the effort to curb crime in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood has led to more arrests. san francisco police say 42 people were taken into custody on wednesday in their latest operation. 30 of the suspects were taken into custody, have outstanding warrants. officers seized several different drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine. the operation involved assistance from the san francisco sheriff's department, u.s. marshals service and several other law enforcement agencies. a man has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing a mosque in san francisco. the district attorney says she intends to prosecute this case as a hate crime. surveillance video shows a man using a skateboard to smash six windows at the masjid al-taqwa tawheed in nob hill last thursday. we have blurred his face because he has not been formally charged. investigators say the man returned on tuesday attempting to smoke inside the local counci

by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatownhe 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 this

you see chinese around chinatown because in the first block of chinatown will say chinatown on that andhththththththththththththththth going 90 charlie. go ahead. we moved to san francisco in 1982. we came from the philippines. i have three kids. nathan jessica. going 90 charlie. go ahead. we moved to san francisco in 1982. we came from the philippines. i have three kids nathan, jessica and iva. i was really young. when i had neat, i turned 19. and then two weeks later, he was born. so when he was fine, i used to watch cops all the time. all the time and so he would watch with me. he had his little handcuffs and his little toy walkie talkie. and then whenever the theme song came on, he would walk around and he just thought he was the baddest little thing. i think he was in kindergarten at sheridan because he and i attended the same elementary school there was an officer bill. he would just be like mom officer bill was there then one day, he said, mom, i touched his gun. and he was just so happy about it. everything happened at five minutes. i would say everything. happened at 4 to 5 yea

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 wasd 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 allte >> a lot of housing advocates to speak out again poison pills that president peskin my name is jay the san francisco oregon director for mba action and from the action coaliti

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

the artist and culture of chinatown.mmigrant giveaway we tell the stories of chinatown the people that are here and the culture and history our presence and future through arts and culture. it is a 35 community. there is so many to see come come in and buy certify increases and ongoing exhibitions here ttelev >> (music). >> my name is vet at a original artist based in san francisco. >> i love it i love it i've never seen something else and we see how the people see which is happening and what is going on. kind of cool i wanted to be part of that. >> i saw it 2, 3, 4, 5 minutes you yeah. >> so we have you - yeah. i started going when i was young but not the type of kid would get food but this is something i really have been progressing on a talent from like other artists. >> this is amazing. >> this is so good yeah, it is so good like the artists. >> i love it. >> what a great project. >> part of the part for have i grants. >> yeah. i love it. >> i serve in for 2 two years now and i really am fortunate to live in a place

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so, his roots in chinatown could act as a buffer against one political vulnerability as a progressive candidate and then there is what it means to be progressive and we have already seen a preview of this specifically in relation to recent battles over housing and zoning. have a listen to the mayor and her recent state of the city address. >> building homes and adding treatment beds is progressive. >> peskin would argue that the need for housing would also be balanced against something else. >> i think it is also about sticking up for the neighborhoods of san francisco. >> so the city's race for mayor begins to take shape, a lot of talk about shifting politics in san francisco. >> i don't think this is about progressives or moderates, this is about taking care of san francisco and being a mayor who knows how. >> reporter: so much discussion about him running for so long, that the announcement all feels a little bit like a fake lead, but the campaign is really beginning. the deadline to sign up is in june. >> they will be facing off against some high-profile and well-funded moderates,

since peskin is a more progressive candidate and he also represents chinatown. cook adds that no mayor has ever won the race without the support of chinatown. work from a bay area photographer is set to be recognized by the us postal service. coming up, we'll take a closer look at the stamps featuring photographs by ansel adams. then later tonight on the 10:00 news, pacifica police releasing body camera footage of that deadly police shooting of a woman who had shot and wounded her son. plus one east bay city has been fined for air quality violations at its old landfill site. we're going to be looking into that and a lot more escape portraits of a bay area photographer. next month, the usps will roll out 16 stamps showcasing ansel adams photographs of the american west. the stamps will first be unveiled on may 15th at the ansel adams gallery in yosemite, where many of adams most famous photographs were taken. they are so beautiful. thanks so much for joining me tonight for the ( ♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how a

in chinatown. >> now on capitol hill, congress is back in session tomorrow in the house.icans are threatening to strip speaker mike johnson of his gavel, fox's chad pergram explains. republican georgia representative marjorie taylor greene authored a resolution to force the house to take a vote of no confidence in speaker mike johnson. >> and i do not wish to inflict pain on our conference and to throw to throw the house in chaos, but this is basically a warning, greene railed at johnson for negotiating spending bills with democrats and not giving members enough time to read legislation before voting. >> other conservatives criticize republicans for caving on their principles. >> why the #### are you in congress? that's why we're article one, but we're too chicken to use the power the house passes. >> most big bills with more democrats than republicans begging the question who's calling the shots? >> his title may not be speaker of the house, but definitely leader of the democratic caucus and probably leader of the congress is hakeem jeffries. >> the red line for greene i

the market in chinatown started up at 05:30am tonight.to keep on going until 9 o'clock. >> coachella one is upon u.s.. festival goersustarted arriving yesterday with the campground, opened up hundreds of thousands of people are expected to make the trek to the desert for the three-day music fest. alana delray tyler, the creator, no doubt and doja cat are headlining the show, shall i compare thee to a hot summer train? well, bay area teens take influence from the bar writing holmes for bart. >> we'll explain all of coming up. >> so excited and emotional parents and students at the amazon innovation lab in sunnyvale today. the company surprise 7 bay area high school seniors. let's get this up to $40,000 in scholarship money to pursue an education in stem at any college or university of their choice. students are also offered paid internship at amazon following their freshman year of college. >> we have a right have my mama a lot me and my myself and not be a burden on when i go off to life >> we wish them all the best of success. the high s

. >>> across the bay in san francisco, chinatown merchants were doing their own business at the night market. organizers hope the showcase of chinatown culture and cuisine will remind people how much local shops have to offer. >> a lot of the low income and senior it is personal. we don't have enough young people. they don't want to spend money. so, people come in to spend money. >> the event has been such a hit it will be held on the second friday of every month. >>> seven years ago the san francisco police department took on a series of sweeping reforms in the wake of a racist text messaging scandal. several high profile shootings. today they announced they met every goal and tauted a 65% drop in use of force between 2016 and 2022. wilson walker spoke with an activist who has been pushing for reform from the very start. >> my name is felicia jones, i am the founder of wealth and disparity in the black community and the founder of justice for mario woods coalition >> for felicia jones the ceremony was a milestone in a journey that started years ago. having been pushed for greater acc

. >>> district 3 supervisor, aaron peskin kicked off his campaign for mayor with a rally in chinatown this morning. >> while i thankfully don't have any billionaires on my side, i have you. and i ask you to join with me to fight with me, to save our city without sacrificing our values. >> peskin is the president of the board in one of the longest-serving politicians in city history. now he is the sole progressive running to unseat london breed in november. wilson walker caught up with peskin on friday as he was filing the paperwork to join the race. >> i think you will know my work on behalf of neighborhoods in san francisco. i want to be a neighborhood mayor that honors every neighborhood in san francisco. >> reporter: neighborhood is the word of the day as he made his run official, but this is not a new keyword, it's the same word we heard when we were asking whether or not he would join the race. >> i started out as a neighborhood guy, i started out as a neighborhood activist in north beach. >> reporter: let's unpack the word neighborhood a little bit, on one level, if you are runn

in chinatown on capitol hill. congress is back in session on monday.e house, some republicans are threatening to strip speaker mike johnson of his gavel, fox's chad pergram explains. >> republican georgia representative marjorie taylor greene authored a resolution to force the house to take a vote of no confidence in speaker mike johnson. >> and i do not wish to inflict pain on our conference and to throw throw the house in chaos, but this is basically a warning. >> greene railed at johnson for negotiating spending bills with democrats and not giving members enough time to read legislation before voting. other conservatives criticize republicans for caving on their principles. >> why the #### are you in congress? that's why we're article one. but we're too chicken to use the power the house passes most big bills with more democrats than republicans begging the question who's calling the shots? >> his title may not be speaker of the house, but definitely leader of the democratic caucus and probably leader of the congress is hakeem jeffries. >> the red l

my mother and i walked chinatown while the others went on ahead. we browsed the shops and i pretended to admire all the jade and gold jewelry. she insisted i buy me a buddha mooncake. it was a food i tried to like but never could. i would end up bringing the mooncake all the way back to college with me before throwing it away. i tried to ask a of questions about vietnam, my birth, my sister's birth, but my mother didn't say anything that. counted as an answer. that was so long ago. what's her stance? and is still how was she supposed to remember things. now, nearly 30 years after that first meeting, i see her point. i know what happened that day. i wrote it down, but my mind has insisted on another version and edited efficiency for those revolving hotel doors. it feels like the actual which scares me. like my mother, i am less and less of what is real, what is remembered what is necessary to believe. thank you. so have. and we start there with that last line. what is it like to feel less sure of what to believe and what is real? okay. okay. well, t