jus, i wanted more experiences in chinatown. how do we make the night market that much more attractive? and i think cynthia kind of taking on, okay, how do we continue to take this momentum and keep moving forward? huey opened on waverly in december of 2023. an asian american pacific islander centered bookstore, gift shop, and community space. the night market has grown beyond anybody's expectations, and anybody's dreams, and we really want to just be a part of that. on friday, two blocks of waverly place will shut down for live music, arts and food. dreams about having asian american bands coming onto the street and playing. bringing your food from the night market in, and finding some place to spend time together in community would be really lovely for that night. ava lynch works at on waverly and is coordinating the music lineup. all asian american, pacific islander, and native hawaiian local musicians. it's important to celebrate cultural joy and create moments of cultural joy, and hopefully they'll grab a bite afterwards, t

the expressway created a physical divide that left chinatown less say. it made the air quality worse. from the very beginning we tried to get the highway capped to improve safety and reconnect chinatown, but there was never funding to make it happen. but now after 50 years of organizing, thanks to you and your administration for their investment in the chinatown project, this dream will finally become a reality. our community has been asking for this for decades, and it would never have happened without your funding. thank you so much for delivering, mr. president, for our community. pres. biden: cecilia, i know your community pretty well. i live down the road in and i wy community -- i-95 went through my community. not where i live, but the western part of the city. divided entire communities. we've been fighting for a long time. we finally got commitments, we got the money. for example, you are going to share $159 million in inflation reduction act -- the china stitch project is going to reconnect philadelphia chinatown, which was divided in constructi

and right now, the san francisco chinatown is good. we still have at least four chinese officers in here, so that is good help. and also we have the officers driving around. i'm just talking about the four officers. they go around and talk to the merchants, talk to residents. they are real close relationship. you know, to the chinatown residents and the merchants. >> now, the chief says that his department is short about 500 officers, but says they are using overtime to cover the shortage. we're going to have a live report from chinatown with more on the event coming up tonight on the 10:00 news. well, at 4:00, we spoke with san francisco assemblyman matt haney, who said that safety is the number one priority and efforts to try to revitalize downtown, supporting these efforts like accountability for retail theft, supporting our police department so that they can have a greater presence downtown, and also changing our laws, which actually allow people to take advantage of theft and commit crimes. haney said that having more people livin

>>>>when >>it happened, the whole chinatown is in big trouble on it. sue says the vendors are mostly elders trying to supplement their social security income, but he points out it's just not fair for legitimate merchants. we have a merchants here where everyone here to pay the rent. the insurance license tax everything we have to pay for it okay. and those renters, they don't need to pay for it. sue says he first brought the issue up to the city in april and just had a meeting wednesday night. he was hoping for solutions, but left disappointed. feeling real bad about that because most of the merchants are saying, hey, if they're doing it like this, okay, that will hurt our business. it's really hurting our business. sue would like to see the vendors be cited. he's concerned that this could turn into a major public health scare if people consume tainted or spoiled food, according to san francisco department of public health. it created a task force to crack down on unpermitted street vending in 2022. that task force does enforcement in chinatown at leas

her family has deep roots in san francisco she's served in the ems them chinatown someone been in the department for over 35 years and knows every inch and councilmember eychner this city and will work with every single member of san francisco fire department to sure continuity of services and the success of all the meanwhile work over the years with that, before i swear her into this interim position u78z to our out going chief and someone we'll, of course, miss darryl ladies and gentlemen, please welcome jeanine nicholson. >> (clapping) thank you, mayor london breed and i'll say this year for the last time i'll still our san francisco fire chief for a few more minute. >> thank you mayor london breed firing faith in me and your believe in me and allowing me to run this department and really um, thank you for your support of everything in the department for getting our training center tea to our street crises team to be able to hire class after class after class of people who have shown yourselves to be a champion thank you and as for chief it's been a long time coming. was once my su

tonight, elected officials and police met with the chinatown community at the 10th annual chinatown night out. ktvu is betty yu has the story. >> two young performers entertain the crowd at portsmouth square at its 10th annual chinatown night out. the goal was to build and strengthen relationships among city and state leaders. law enforcement, residents, and community groups. public safety was front of mind in the wake of the high profile shooting of 49ers rookie ricky pearsall. >> one thing that you can count on from the sheriff's office is that we are here to make sure that you are safe. >> rosa chen is a chinatown native who has followed the pearsall shooting developments. >> when we see a lot of that on the news, it makes folks feel very scared. but as someone who has lived here my whole life, i feel like it's very safe here. you know, i feel like it's a sense of community. it's not just about police presence. >> there is increased police presence in union square. how do you respond to residents who are concerned that there are so many officers in union square keeping it safe, that th

into chinatown. people don't feel safe. >> the 17-year-old high school senior accused of shooting niners receiver ricky pearsall in san francisco appeared in court for the first time and his public defender said the teen is remorseful. >> he is genuinely sorry. young boy, 17 years old. all the media attention even nationwide media attention, that's a lot. >> the teen suspect from tracy was arraigned in juvenile court today. he is facing attempted murder charges along with a laundry list of gun related counts. the da says she still needs time to decide whether to transfer the case to adult court. police say the teen shot pearsall during an attempted robbery this weekend in union square. he was arrested about a block away from where the shooting happened. >>> tonight, people in one georgia community are leaning on each other for support after a shooting rampage broke out on a high school campus. two teachers and two students killed and nine injured. law enforcement says a freshman student was responsib

chinatown merchants say they have had enough.n the newsroom. dion, what are you hearing from merchants on the surface? >> it seems like these vendors are just senior citizens selling food. but merchants say there's more to the story. and they say a lack of enforcement is preventing chinatown from thriving. >> the elderly is supposed to be not doing that raw meat, produce, even baby sharks. >> these are just some of the examples of the illegal vending plaguing san francisco's chinatown. it's a problem. the chinatown merchants association and the 175 businesses it represents has dealt with for years. >> we have a lot of merchants in chinatown here, have paid for the rental insurance license, everything. illegal street vendors. they don't need to pay for nothing. >> that's just the beginning. edward hsu says food is sometimes picked from the trash and resold. >> if someone eat it, okay, it's got a stomach flu. >> merchants say it's causing them to lose business. they usually block the street,

in the chinatown construction phases were taken place. and i voted in favor of cpmc the costs for chinatown campus and mr. kyme probably that was not say best thing to do but as a policy manager and that was very important but the college needs to rapidly undertake a different approach to those senator parks those senator parks that allowed to see their own accreditation and in that way they can create they're on funding streams and as mentioned here energy them to fulfill their promise to the community and energy them to have enrollment they could have their dependant in the center. >> thank you let's move on to questions. >> some community members are expressed frustration with the availability of the classes at the city senator parks or online especially, when it comes to prereq classes or can see a degree or certificate program. the main frustration for most people they're a lengthy process to finish their programs. what can you do to address those concerns. >> we'll start with are you talking about ferguson. >> thank you. >> yeah, so

stop illegal vending on chinatown streets and sidewalks? that is the question people want answered. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. merchants in san francisco's chinatown say they're fed up with illegal vending posing a risk to community health and their livelihoods. >> and now they are speaking out in hopes city agencies will save their neighborhood. abc seven news anchor dion lim has the story. >> the elderly is supposed to be not doing that raw meat, produce, even baby sharks. >> these are just some of the examples of the illegal vending plaguing san francisco's chinatown. it's a problem. the chinatown merchants association and the 175 businesses it represents has dealt with for years. >> we have a lot of merchants in chinatown here have paid for the rental insurance license, everything. illegal street vendors, they don't need to pay for nothing. >> that's just the beginning. edward hsu says food is sometimes picked from the trash and resold. >> if someone eat it, okay, it's got a stomach flu. >> merchants say it's causing them to lose bu

it was the first ever night market in chinatown. amanda hari was there. >> reporter: the city of oakland is trying to bring life back to the chinatown area. and this event is doing that. you can see how lively it is right now. they say post covid it had become run down here. oakland's chinatown transformed into a night market. filled with street food, cultural products and live music. but it took a lot of work to get here. >> it feels very special to be part of this kind of revitalization. >> reporter: the event is organized by the oakland chinatown improvement council and the abg art group . the director of the art group says he spent weeks cleaning up eighth street from broadway to webster. and beautifying it with murals and art installations. >> i went da lin to try to change the look and the feel. >> reporter: he is have chinese the growing up his grandparents would take him to chinatown every weekend. but over the years, it has changed. >> fallen on hard times and a lot of blight and a lot of crime and there is a lot of fear ,

but i have just very deep roots in chinatown. my father grew up here in san francisco, chinatown. my mother was from canton, china, and so we would come up to san francisco practically every weekend to chinatown to shop, visit my grandma, and so there's been a lot of connection to the city. and then when i, got to working age, i started working here in the city and then working for the department of public health as a paramedic. >> okay. and so that's been the bulk of your experience, right? in emergency medical services, i think a lot of people automatically think of fire department as putting out fires. but i mean, that is certainly a major role of it. but these days, just as much as needed with regard to ems services and your work, i should say, is growing. so talk about how you plan to tackle that. >> yes. well fortunately we've had a very good command staff and the leadership of chief nicholson. so we've been working on consistently to try to make sure that what we need for not only our fire suppression and our ems work, but also the new developments and the creation of the c

>> illegal street vending in san francisco's chinatown. residents and business owners tell abc seven they are fed up. why? they claim it not only poses a risk to their livelihoods, but it's also a risk to public health. >> we woke up completely covered head to toe in a rash. >> tough mudder participants ending the obstacle course in the north bay with rashes and infections. now, more than 100 runners have filed a lawsuit. gross. >> good morning. it is thursday, september 19th. >> hopefully you're not eating breakfast just yet, but let's begin with a check of our weather. yeah, we don't plan this. >> by the way, we got the blue memo. we sure does. we sure did. we just wake up. >> it's psychic. >> it's great, i love it. here's a live look at live doppler seven, along with satellite. our area of low pressure. we are tracking this all morning long yesterday. it's now sliding down the coast. we actually have a couple thunderstorms south of monterey. those will stay out of our neck of the woods. what we're seeing today is a day of transition. mo

in represents over 1000 public housing residents in chinatown. our mission is to drive positive changes through resident engagement to and to improve the living conditions for san francisco and penguin residents. as the president of pioneer and a long time resident of peng peng yuan, i have consistently focused on community issues, particularly on the availability of affordable housing in chinatown. the majority of renters are seniors and how households live in single room occupancy units in. if the new asia housing project is approved, it will be the first affordable senior housing development in chinatown in 20 years. since i-hotel. for years, chinatown renters have been waiting in vain as many so-called affordable housing options in san francisco are totally not affordable for all of them. currently seniors live in shared space with multiple families, share kitchens and bathrooms. many have been waiting for ten or even 20 years without like without securing support in senior housing. this project will offer over 170 units for extremely low inc

we're going to take you to chinatown night out. plus an east bay city has become a hotbed for illegal pot grows. we're going to take you inside a raid at a home owned by a police officer welcome back. people who live and work in chinatown they've been fighting crime by boosting trust between the community and police. events like chinatown night out started a decade ago to build bridges between the asian community and police. and our andrea nakano was there last night and spoke with chinatown leaders and da brooke jenkins about the needs and what's to come next. >>>this was the 10th annual chinatown night out. about a decade ago. the police department realized that this community needed an event of its own. some say it helped, but more needs to be done was packed at portsmouth square in chinatown as the community celebrated this annual event. benita louie has deep roots in chinatown, with her grandparents owning a candy store for 50 years. she says people, especially seniors, are starting to come out again after a rash of attacks. j

a big turnout for the 10th annual chinatown night out in the city. good evening. i'm crystal bailey, and i'm mike mibach. >> it's a night for the community to really build stronger relationships with police, with elected officials. new at ten ktvu betty yu is live tonight in portsmouth square in chinatown. betty. busy night for that area. >> that's right. the community here in chinatown certainly was buzzing tonight and in great spirits. this as safety in san francisco remains in the national spotlight in the wake of the ricky pearsall shooting over the weekend. two young performers entertain the crowd at portsmouth square at its 10th annual chinatown night out. the goal was to build and strengthen relationships among city and state leaders, law enforcement, residents and community groups. public safety was front of mind in the wake of the high profile shooting of 49ers rookie ricky pearsall. >> one thing that you can count on from the sheriff's office is that we are here. sure that you are safe. >> rosa chen is a chinatown native who has followed the pearsall sho

tony trinh grew up in oakland's chinatown. my mother started the business in 1983.ong jewelry has stayed a staple, but he says the neighborhood has changed. these days, almost all businesses shut down. around 4 p.m. since the pandemic. it really accelerated, you know, vacancies, a lot more graffiti, illegal dumping, as well as just, you know, a lot more crime, including a scary one at his mother's store in april. two weeks ago, they installed this gate for protection, but also evidence there sticking and continuing to invest in the neighborhood right before the night market. we're going to have some live painting. or during the night market. there will be some live mural painting here. so much so, tony is leading the organizing for a night market on saturday as the executive director of the oakland chinatown improvement council, or cic. it's partly inspired by the success of the night markets in san francisco, but cic promises this city and business improvement district funded night market that will run two blocks on eighth street from 5 to 9 p.m, will have an oakla

, but he now proudly calls chinatown in san francisco his home as the chairman of the chinatown merchants united association of san francisco. he was alarmed when he saw these vendors setting up shop on the sidewalk >>>>when >>it happened. the whole chinatown is in big trouble on it, sears says. the vendors are mostly elders trying to supplement their social security income. but he points out it's just not fair for legitimate merchants. we have a merchants here with everyone here to pay the rent, the insurance license tax, everything we have to pay for it. okay. and those street vendors, they don't need to pay for it. sears says he first brought the issue up to the city in april, and just had a meeting wednesday night. he was hoping for solutions, >>>>but >>left disappointed. feeling real bad about that because most of the merchants are saying, hey, if they're doing it like this, okay, that will hurt our business. it's really hurting our business. so you would like to see the vendors be cited. he's concerned that this could turn into a major public health scare if people consume tainted o

. >> then chinatown merchants upset about illegal vending in the streets of san francisco.hey say this could leave the community at risk. >> and everybody jump. the trampoline makes the short list to be in the toy hall of fame. what else made the cut? >> oh, so you want a sprained ankle? >> let's jump. >> oh, okay. so you want to hurt your neck? >> yeah. we were just talking about that. >> when kids are developing, you're not supposed to put them on trampolines. >> we had one. i turned out just fine. >> we were saying in the city, too. there's no room for that, so i can't say i was a trampoline kid. >> where there's a will, there's a way. we'll find a way. this morning we'll find a way to warm us up. there you go. here's a look at the forecast. we're finally turning a page in what has been a pretty cool and cloudy week. here's live doppler seven. we were tracking this area of low pressure all day yesterday. here's the center of the low. it's on its way into santa barbara. you see some of these showers to our south. those will stay to our south. that will not impact the fore

>> why doesn't san francisco stop illegal vending on chinatown streets and sidewalks?y. thanks for joining us. merchants in san francisco's chinatown say they're fed up with illegal vending posing a risk to community health and their livelihoods. >> and now they are speaking out in hopes city agencies will save their neighborhood. abc seven news anchor dion lim has the story. >> the elderly is supposed to be not doing that raw meat, produce, even baby sharks. >> these are just some of the examples of the illegal vending plaguing san francisco's chinatown. it's a problem. the chinatown merchants association and the 175 businesses it represents has dealt with for years. >> we have a lot of merchants in chinatown here have paid for the rental insurance license, everything. illegal street vendors, they don't need to pay for nothing. >> that's just the beginning. edward hsu says food is sometimes picked from the trash and resold. >> if someone eat it, okay

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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

. >> a business owner in san francisco's chinatown said illegal street vendors are posing a health risk to the community, why his complaints to the city are not being heard. >> i want to make more advanced a.i., more accessible to people. >> students in pleasanton taking on one of the biggest threats for the election, how they are using artificial intelligence to help voters stay informed. >>> plus, a rocking weekend in the bay, green day set to return for tonight, and portugal of the man is set to come to downtown san francisco. >>> and the highly anticipated movie, transformers one opens in theaters tonight in the bay area director is the creative force behind it, let's get this weekend started, happy friday. >> i know a lot of people are excited about that movie, i'm gianna franco, thank you for hanging out with us. >> wake up, we have transformers, good morning, i'm reed cowan . >> i grew up watching barbie movies. >> you need a lady transformer, there is one in the movie. another reason to watch it. they are going after you, they are transforming the market. >> okay, let's see what

hopefully someone takes over and keep it in san francisco chinatown.y long institution. i don't really want to go away, but it's tough. whatever happens, mr. ho says he's ready to let it go, even though all those 43 years of memories at the restaurant, you know, he's he's okay. he's content. many thanks to janelle wang for that story. hopefully someone can save sam wo. stephen lee says if they don't find a buyer in schiff, he'll auction off parts of the restaurant like the original stools and the restaurant sign. early next year. 53 past the hour. up next, a quick look at the top stories we're following, including the weather, heating up and a possibility of pg&e power shutoffs in the bay area when that could hpen andap it takes a rebel to make something beautiful. beauty takes courage. it's an act of joy. so resist the ordinary. and embrace the wow. at floor & decor. for the person who shot a man in front of an east bay home. it happened around four this morning in antioch. a man told our photographer on the scene that the victim is his brother in law

night market in oakland's chinatown. how? it's attempting to revive the neighborhood with culture and fun. yet the violence continues overnight with multiple shootings in oakland with multiple homicide victims. plus, a major southern california fire exploding overnight near neighborhoods in the inland empire. good morning everybody. it's sunday, september 8th. i'm stephanie sierra. lisa is here with your weekend forecast. and more on the slight, slight cooldown. yes that's right. >> some areas had a cool down the peninsula parts of the north bay, but not enough inland. really saw temperatures soar yesterday in our inland valleys. but that system that brought us the cool down heading to the east. we have a red flag warning in the mountains, the sierra nevada, but for mount tam, there you can see the marine layer. it is 54, in the city, 58 in oakland, 61 in san jose. so the fog is trying to make a comeback here. not really. robust comeback 50 for santa rosa. look at those 40s though from napa. and petaluma is in the 50s. so we

first in oakland's chinatown. hundreds came out to enjoy a night market aimed at helping draw people back to that struggling neighborhood. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney and i'm gia vang. organizers hope this market injects a new energy into the neighborhood where they say the rise of crime and shuttered businesses took off during the pandemic. nbc bay area's alyssa goard is in oakland. food arts and culture took over part of oakland's chinatown saturday night. two blocks of eighth street transformed for the inaugural night market. it's inspired by the success of night markets in san francisco, but comes with its own oakland flare shining everywhere. i know. macy jenkins malone. organizers say that this event has actually been in the works for about five years now. they say it's part of a larger effort to try and revitalize this neighborhood. i hope the viewers at home, if you like what we do here, please come patronize our community, our merchants, our shops, our grocers. oakland chinato

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now at five a night market in oakland's chinatown. how it's attempting to revive the neighborhood with culture and fun. yet the violence continues overnight, with shootings in oakland with multiple homicide victims. plus, a major southern california fire exploding overnight near neighborhoods in the inland empire. good morning everybody. it's sunday, september eighth. i'm stephanie sierra. we begin with the weather. lisa is here with more on this slight cooldown. yeah. >> that's right. you know, we had hot weather yesterday inland. and today we're going to see more 90s. but taking the edge off of that as we look at live doppler seven right now, that system that moved to the north of us helping enhance the marine layer and that is allowing for the slightly cooler temperatures. so as we go through the day today, we're going to look for numbers at the six in the 60s, at the coast. and it will be cooler there with partial clearing. and then as we get into the afternoon, still 70s and 80s around the bay with those low to mid 90s inland, a

chinatown amber lee ktvu, fox two news. >> well, the gardens of golden gate park opened up their flowero today for the 2024 season. the piano is free for the public to play between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. there are also a number of free and ticketed performances lined up. today's features include a family friendly sing along, a quartet, and programs highlighting women composers from around the world. the flower piano will be open through september 22nd. well, one nonprofit in oakland is on a mission to bridge the digital divide. tech exchange held a back to school sale today in oakland, with tech equipment on sale for as little as $50. tech exchange plans to have another sale in december right before christmas. >> very cool program there. all right. that's our report at 11. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> and you can find updates around the clock on our website ktvu.com. our next show is mornings on two starting at 7 a.m. weekends. good night. bay area. going on everyone. i'm alex savage. welcome to this edition of like it or not. you know how this show goes. we put the to

baby sharks on the chinatown sidewalk. he said street vending like this is creating a public health risk and hurting businesses already fighting to survive. but one man said his complaints to the city are falling on deaf ears. >> during certain hours, the corner behind me is lined with illegal vendors and they're scattered all along stockton street here. the head of the merchant association said it is not fair they don't have to play by the rules and also pose another big danger. edward was born in hong kong but now proudly calls china town in san francisco his home. as the chairman of the china town merchant united association of san francisco, he was alarmed when he saw these vendors setting up shop on the sidewalk. >> when this happened, the whole china town is in big trouble. >> they're mostly elders trying to supplement their social security income, but he points out it's just not fair for legitimate merchants. >> we have the merchants and everyone here who pay the rent, insurance, license and everything. we have to p

. >> car lovers from across the bay area and beyond gathered in san francisco's chinatown. of classic and luxury cars were on display along grand avenue for the third annual chinatown car show and parade. the chinatown history and culture association hosted the event, aimed at boosting tourism in the neighborhood there. organizers say the goal was for the car show to pump back roughly a half million dollars into the chinatown community. >> and before we go, here's a look at the stories trending tonight on ktvu. com one of our top stories. a teenager was during a shooting at the michigan state fair last night. police say the incident stemmed from an argument that had occurred throughout the week, and one person was killed today in a multi-vehicle crash that forced interstate 80 to close in oakland. chp says the crash involved a box truck that collided with the back of a tesla, killing that driver of the tesla, and evacuation warnings have been lifted after a vegetation fire prompted . today, fire crews were able to stop forward progress on the fire. you can find these storie

chinatown is a really long institution. i don't really want to go away, but it's tough. whatever happens, mr. ho says he's ready to let it go. even though all those 43 years of memories at the restaurant, you know, he's he's okay. he's content. yes. so many memories and good food over the past century. stephen lee says if they don't find a buyer and chef, he'll auction off parts of the restaurant like the original stools and the restaurant's sign, early next year. okay, an emotional hangover for so many a's fans after yesterday's goodbye at the coliseum today we got a briefing from opd. overall good behavior for that beautiful sendoff in oakland, but some people were a bit unruly. our sky ranger was overhead after the game wrapped up. take a look. some of the seats there were ripped from the stadium and witnesses say they watched fans trying to carry them out. oakland police admit there were some attempts at vandalism, but say no merchandise was actually stolen. it's a high stakes game of chicken and families like yours are caught in the middle. i'm consumer investigator

and they say a lack of enforcement is preventing chinatown from thriving. >> the elderly is supposed to be not doing that raw meat, produce, even baby sharks. >> these are just some of the examples of the illegal vending plaguing san francisco's chinatown. it's a problem. the chinatown merchants association and the 175 businesses it represents has dealt with for years. >> we have a lot of merchants in chinatown here, have paid for the rental insurance license, everything. illegal street vendors. they don't need to pay for nothing. >> that's just the beginning. edward hsu says food is sometimes picked from the trash and resold. >> if someone eat it, okay, it's got a stomach flu. >> merchants say it's causing them to lose business. they usually block the street, and then they. >> even when i ask them, they refuse to leave. >> business owners also say what's left behind by illegal vendors attracts vermin, which keeps away tourists. >> the chinatown image is no good because it's a lot of garbage right here. >> the merchants association is now meeting with the mayor's office. department o

saturday night's first ever chinatown night market was no different. the pandemic covid. >> goodbye. >> we are coming out and we're going to spend our money because we know that we need to support our small businesses. >> oakland mayor shengtao gave the opening speech. one of the event organizers, stewart chen, says business in chinatown has plummeted since the pandemic. he wants the night market to be the catalyst for turning things around. >> they close at 4:00, some close at 330. businesses are closing early because nobody's coming. this is an important draw to bring them back. >> any special menu items for tonight? oh i'm so glad you asked. >> so welcome to a snippet of taiwan. >> darlene wong is with lounge chinatown, an anchor restaurant, for the event to mark the auspiciousness of the evening. they are showcasing taiwanese street food items that aren't often found on most restaurant menus. skewers of popcorn chicken and stinky tofu, to name a few. >> it's been delicious. i was really enjoying it. and now i have this really beautiful pineapple th

the city embraced the new event last night in chinatown. abc seven news reporter anser hassan was there as the lion dances traditionally kick off most big events in chinatown. >> saturday night's first ever chinatown night market was no different. >> the pandemic covid good-bye. we are coming out and we're going to spend our money because we know that we need to support our small businesses. >> oakland mayor shengtao gave the opening speech. one of the event organizers, stewart chen, says business in chinatown has plummeted since the pandemic. he wants the night market to be the catalyst for turning things around. >> they close at 4:00, some close at 330. businesses are closing early because nobody's coming. this is an important draw to bring them back. >> any special menu items for tonight? >> oh, i'm so glad you asked. so welcome to a snippet of taiwan. >> darlene wong is with lounge chinatown, an anchor restaurant for the event to mark the auspiciousness of the evening. they are showcasing taiwanese street food items that aren't often fo

car lovers from across the bay area and beyond gathered in san francisco's chinatown. classic and luxury cars were on display along grand avenue for the third annual chinatown car show, and parade. the chinatown history and culture association hosted the event, aimed at boosting tourism in the neighborhood. organizers say tho really pump back roughly a half million dollars into the chinatown community. >> and still ahead, a look at the new high tech way of seeing what home buyers really want in a home. >> and coming up tonight on the 10:00 news, oakland born hersh goldberg-polin, one of the six hostages found dead in gaza tonight. how bay is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to yourat moaire dida twoo? -your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. it's happening. switch to reliable comcast bus

she has deep roots in chinatown with her grandparents owning a candy store for 50 years. says people, especially seniors, are starting to come out again after a rash of attacks just a couple of years ago. >> we were very fearful. very fearful. restricted ourselves to doing a whole lot of things. >> reporter: louie says seniors are less fearful now thanks to programs put in place by the city. one of them is the ambassador program where retired police officers walk the streets. >> how are you? makes them feel that they're safer here. and i speak the language. so really helps that, you know, they're comfortable to come approach us. i have a lot of people that don't like calling the police and they call me and like hey, that's not what i'm trying to advocate. i'm trying to tell you -- we're eyes and ears and we want to try help out the community. >> reporter: ing says for him it's been rewarding to come back home and help the community he was raised in. >> they really like us and they know that somebody is out there to watch over them and that's the big thing that we want to

i've met with many groups in chinatown in the chinese community, as supervisor peskin said chinatowno some of the merchant communities and other groups in chinatown, including, ccdc. the chinatown community development corporation, the chinese chamber of commerce, the chinese merchants association, the chinese consolidated benevolent association, and b, chinatown. i have committed to those groups that i'll be working with them in consultation on some of their priorities. and i've heard very clear feedback from them about things around around the outreach process to the public, around public safety, on transportation, and also supporting commerce and small business, let's see, especially, you know, i've heard regarding comments from supervisor safaÍ from july, talking to merchants and having and hearing very clear and specific feedback around parking and loading around delivery pickup around customer access and working and figuring out how to use transportation to help support the small businesses of san francisco, i'm happy i know that there have been many transportation, as there ar

[indiscernible] part of chinatown transportation research improvement project known as chinatown [indiscernible] i work with community based and grassroots organizations in the d3 area. [indiscernible] i like to emphasize community part of my role because i believe good responsive planning fallose when you [indiscernible] daily transit rider and who occasionally rides and bikes every so often but not a very skilled cyclist. [indiscernible] favorite thing to do on the weekend is walking around san francisco. this gives me insight needed to consider projects. i also work and [indiscernible] overlooked in transportation planning and transportation and planning in general who are largely transit dependent [indiscernible] i want to insure the creation doesn't come at the expense of any san franciscan. if i were to be apointed equity would be a core consideration in all i do because the transportation system should reflect the needs of its people especially those who don't always get a seat at the table. thank you for your time. >> thank you. i don't see any questions, but thanks for your willingness

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 th