betty yu shows us from chinatown. >> reporter: the pandemic has devastated sentences goes chinatown, leaving it without much tourism or foot traffic. still, the community is trying to make it as festive as is safely possible for the lunar new year. >> reporter: the streets of chinatown may be quiet, but the year of the ox is still making a strong and vibrant entrance. the city has placed 11 of these life-size statues across san francisco, painted by artists who would normally work on the country's biggest lunar new year parade. this year, this elevation is canceled and many businesses are still shattered. >> i think it is the worst in my lifetime. >> reporter: kelvin lilly was born and raised in chinatown. he owns a number of businesses including talk therapy massage, which has been closed since march. >> i think donald trump really set everything back for the community in chinatown, because people thought he could get covid-19 by coming around chinatown. >> reporter: there have only been 257 reported covid-19 cases in chinatown, relatively fewer than the rest of the city. still, abo

people are a little more afraid. >> flores galen chu says lunar new year's celebrations in chinatown are canceled due to the pandemic, but the festive spirit of the holiday has been overshadowed by high-profile case of violence and robbery including a 91-year-old man knocked down in broad daylight. >> opd had to give up their so-called chinatown beat, but i wish they would not have done that. >> oakland police chief lamar armstrong and libby schaaf announcing that liaisons are being restored to the chinatown community to help bridge cultural gaps and language barriers and build trust. >> they're providing information necessary to educate many of our seniors so that they are aware of what they should be doing and how to reporting crime. >> in a statement mayor schaaf says the horrific targeting of victims based on race and nationality has no place in oakland. we will restore these officers as so many in the community have demanded weil at the same time invest in non-police safety measures, as well. >> last week some merchants organized safety patrols on chinatown streets. >> we are he

the hollywood actor showing his support for oakland chinatown. it is an area of the bay area native group around and today he visited some shops there and spoke out against these recent attacks. >> when i started to see these crimes happening in chinatown i was appalled. the 90-year-old, the 91-year- old man, my d is ars old and to think about something like that happened to my father is unimaginable. to see the people, to the asians, and in the community, is appalling. >>> the new police chief was sworn in this morning. the oakland native will be leading a department that has had 10 sheets since 2003. >> under my leadership they will have a laser focus on getting these tasks in compliance with practicing constitutional policing, fair and unbiased, treatment of our community. this reflects the strong values of the city of oakland. >> is a 20 year veteran of the forest, and the first police chief chosen by the oakland police commission. >>> california's picking up the pace in the vaccine rollout and the numbers are showing that, nearly a month ago

chinatown is becoming, uh, not as safe as it was in the past. concerns in oakland's chinatown after a serious of violent crimes, including a woman who was shot with a flare gun. how police say they're addressing the problem plus more help for homeless youth in san francisco. coming up, we joined the mayor for a look at the navigation center that will open next week. video. oh, a boy. robber tt happened right in the middle of a store right in the heart of chinatown in oakland, and today, community members and business owners gathered to demand more action from the mayor and the police department. this comes following a spike in crime in oakland's chinatown over the past several weeks, authorities say criminals have targeted business owners, workers and people who live in the community. ktvu andre senior, tells us the new actions announced today by police. and city leaders, a surveillance camera captures the moment a man snatches money from the hands of shoppers last friday and bolts from a store along the 300 block of ninth street in oakland's tr

more firecrackers than foot traffic in chinatown. people are welcoming the year of the ox. >> happy new year. >> reporter: lots of people picking up a celebration dinner for family at the far east cafe, reeling from the impacts of the covid shutdowns, bill lee plans to close the chinatown institution this year but is still trying to survive. >> a few days ago, we're already busy. they keep ordering the food to go. >> come in and we make cookies from the heart. >> reporter: at the golden gate fortune cookie factory they're hoping the year of the ox delivers more financial help from the city and the return of tourists. >> today i don't have much business. i open the door for my mom and my workers here just to make it open, make it live. >> reporter: no chinese new year parade or flower festival businesses are relying on locals for support. a parade float will be on dispy atla pier 27. there have been more than two ri against members of the community in oakland and san francisco recently. actor and community organizer will lex is leadin

>>checking in with chinatown business owners.re's also several organizations that are taking matters into their own hands. patrolling the chinatown area by foot be if we don't do something as concerned citizens we're at this point we cannot rely on. local authorities but the attacks continue and lunar new year starts time supposed to be celebrating the year of the ox a fresh start this do i create like a festive mood and atmosphere in the community right now which is very very much needed to like this people spirits you notice we've been living in under this darkness for so long and with everything that's happening right now but the community is very very resilient. they are not going to let these attacks, you know stop them from celebrating if you're celebrating the lunar new year make sure that you're saying extra cautious you're using the buddy system and even if you're not in the asian community keep your eyes open and report anything that looks suspicious reporting in san francisco sarah stinson kron 4 news. >>well we made i

we want to save chinatown. that's the main thing i don't care about, you know.we could sell some, but you know, it doesn't help that much lost. you know, chinatown is safe that what i want at the walk shot. the owner tain on. chan says online shopping has helped keep her alive. but online shopping doesn't give visitors a chance to see how special this neighborhood is. chinatown is unique, even though we don't have a parade going on, or chinese new year, it's a community that is very traditional, and we have good restaurants here and just interesting shops. it's unique in that way, and i don't think they have this type of the community and tradition. in any place else in the united states. it is not an easy time and while we wait for a time in the year of the ox when we can get back to our favorite restaurants, shops and traditions, chef brandon jew of mr jews, a michelin starred restaurant in chinatown says you do not have to wait to see the beauty and the history that exists here even when the streets are quiet when i think of chinatown and how. you can still b

>>mayor libby shaft says the city budget doesn't allow for bringing that patrols to chinatown however, she said on wednesday that the city will work to get cameras previously approved up and running meanwhile, the police department is pleading for victims to come forward, saying they may have a piece of information that can help solve other crimes sailings. >>are preying on chinatown because they're on guise of victims are not coming forward so that makes it easier for them, let's not do that. let's make it difficult for them. and of course under are you know current budgetary constraints. we don't have the money to to 4 over time. but that doesn't diminish the reallocated or officers that i have working on straight time despite budget shortfalls oakland police say. >>the department will commit resources. it currently has to this area in an effort to prevent more attacks like this ahead of the busy chinese new year over the weekend these 3 women stole from kelly smoke shop on webster street and almost ran over the business owner as they took off in their getaway car after a confrontat

lice depar the recent uptick in violence in oakland's chinatown neighborhood.s for joining us tonight on kron 4 news at 10, i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore we first told you about these issues and oakland's chinatown over the weekend when several robberies were

. >>> it was a bust for san francisco's chinatown. community leaders hope the year of the ox brings in a year of prosperity. >>> rain has moved out and now warmer weather is about to move in. we will have all of the details in the accuweather forecast. "abc 7 news" at 11:00 starts now. >>> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is "abc 7 news". >>> tonight san francisco unified families and teachers gathered in a show of solidarity as negotiations about returning to in-person learning continue.y days students will be in the classroom. with that we say good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. today is day five of consecutive negotiations between the san francisco teachers union and the unified school direct. education is one of the key issues we are focused on as we work to build a better bay area amid the pandemic. "abc 7 news" reporter luz pena spoke to teachers and students about their biggest concerns as we get closer to in-person classes. >> reporter: forming a circle and praying for unity, t

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a merchant who was robbed recently, chinatown become. debt city because everybody of flay of coming out okay. and thank you for you guys. you know, you know, supporting this is surveillance video of kenneth lamb store being robbed by three women. he and his wife were attacked, and one suspect nearly struck him with the getaway car. the shop owner tells me it was the third robbery in six months. we have to fight back. basically this enough is enough. the people that's not my blood, but i feel like you know, we have to step in. as agent release to step in help other people because i feel what they're going through the two fathers plan to come out to patrol here whenever they're not working. they tell me they're not armed and hope that their presence will be a deterrent in oakland, chinatown, amberleigh ktvu, fox two news. still ahead tonight, a group of trailblazing young girls from the bay area making history as they become some of the first to reach a prestigious ranked traditionally on lee for boys been really fun, and it's been excitin

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. >>> plus -- >> some of the things we've seen in chinatown has been alarming to all of us. >> dealingh hate crimes, the pandemic and budget cuts. only on "today in the bay," oakland's new police chief opens up about the struggles he's already facing and what the future has in store. >>> and as many exit the bay area, one city is issuing a key reason to stay. the cash now being offered up for home buyers as "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. covid cases are dropping across the country, as states take different approaches to fighting thet can we learn from comparing the curves of say california and florida? "today in the bay's" ian cull has a closer look. >> reporter: california has had among the strictest lockdowns in the country. >> we are announcing and introducing a regional stay-at-home order. >> reporter: compared to florida, where there's video after video of little mask wearing and a push to keep as much open as possible. >> we've lifted our state up. we saved our econo

. >>> the video hard to watch, another pedestrian shoved to the ground, this in oakland's chinatown. some of the solutions discussed to prevent these neighborhood assaults. >>> fixing edd, lawmakers announcing sweeping legislation to reform the state unemployment >>> we're going to begin this evening with a dramatic shift in how santa clara county rolls out the vaccine. anyone 65 and older can now get it anywhere in the county. >> a kizer patient could come to the county, a stanford patient can go to keizer, a county patient can go to stanford, doesn't matter. if you're 65 and up, we want you to get vaccinated. >> but dr. sarah codie admits there are challenges. >> we still have scarcity of this vaccine. we still have limited supply. and frankly, we still have a rather chaotic environment with changing state guidance, almost daily. >> as you can hear, dr. codie is not mentioning obstacles of getting this done. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. santa clara county's new policy is bold. david louie explains how it works, also hah vaccine supplies continue to be tied to pro

seniors, the president of oakland's chinatown chamber of commerce karl chan says chinatown needs 3 things. >>number one we want to get back our walking officer and also we want to make sure that the camera system would be installed and making sure privacy commissioner went with our community and so the we've need us talking. and also for and also focus talking about iraq. >>chan has been collecting videos of these crimes and says he's talked to at least 20 business owners in the past 2 weeks who have been targeted he is now calling on the city and county to bring in more foot patrols and security, especially as we approach the chinese new year. >>and we will do everything within our power and resources to put an end to it. >>a chef went on to say that within the next week she will be naming a new chief of police. the neighborhood crime prevention council will be distributing emergency whistles to local merchants and residents. but the goal of organizing their use in a coordinated effort to deter and prevent crime in chinatown there is major concern tonight about a covid-19 outbreak at san

sarah, you're on the ground in chinatown in san francisco. what's been the impact on the community financially, emotionally, mentally? >> i think it's definitely a huge impact. as you can see, a lot of our senior population do not feel safe in the community. and most of the families with young children do not feel safe at the same time. we really want to raise awareness and get help and call for all the major stakeholders like a mayor and our board supervisor to help support efforts to help insure that not only do the victim and survivor get the services they need, but how do we do prevention and intervention programs. >> as part of that, today, cyc is one of six groups that joined together this morning, held this news conference to really call for not necessarily more policing, but as you said, other forms of investments in the community to prevent these attacks. maybe give us a little more examples of the three, you know, approaches that you're talking about, and examples for each. >> right. since last year, with the escalation of violence,

. >>> another attack in chinatown. this time, the owner strikes back with a gun. the owner could be facing serious problem. >> >>> a coyote attacks a small child. it could be the same animal responsible for other east bay encounters. >> it's very scary. i never thought a coyote with attack with the child next to their parent. >>> a decisive decision hours ago about people living in a popular bay area part. >>> we start with an update to the breaking news. san francisco police believe a home invasion led to a shooting and put in neighborhood on lockdown just before 5:00. video from chopper 5 shows police coming back yards for suspect. one person was taken into custody. two letters got away in a car. no one was hurt. >>> right now, take a live look at oakland. a chinatown store owner may be facing charges tonight for using his own gun to stop another violent attack. good evening. i am ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook. kpix 5's john ramos explains the owner managed to scare off the robber. >> reporter: considering the fear that has gripped chinatown in the last fe

. >>> new at 5:00, a store owner in oakland's chinatown used his own gun to stop the latest in a string of attacks. he managed to scare off a suspect robbing a woman near his shop at night in franklin. as john ramos reports, it was the man who foiled the robbery who was arrested. >> reporter: considering the fear that has been grips chinatown in the last few weeks, it's not surprising that someone was going to take protecting the community into their own hands. as they looked for a way to things down, chinatown officials and police walk door to door, ushering business owners that they are taking the recent spate of violence robberies seriously. >> with one person being robbed , that can have a negative impact on someone watching that. even though they are not the victim, they are kind of in a circle of the victim because they see someone being victimized. that can resonate as well. >> reporter: it resonated last night. at about 5:30 p.m., the owner of this liquor stores are a woman being robbed at the corner of ninth and franklin. the woman had been knocked to the ground. the owner ran

>>checking in with chinatown business owners. there's also several organizations that are taking matters into their own hands. patrolling the chinatown area by foot be if we don't do something as concerned citizens right at this point we cannot rely on. the local authorities but the attacks continue and lunar new year starts time supposed to be celebrating the year of the ox a fresh start this do i create like a festive mood and atmosphere in the community right now which is very very much needed to like lift people's spirits, you notice, we've been living in under this darkness for so long and with everything that's happening right now but the community is very very resilient. they are not going to let these attacks, you know stop them from celebrating if you're celebrating the lunar new year make sure that you're saying extra cautious you're using the buddy system and even if you're not in the asian community keep your eyes open and report anything that looks suspicious reporting in san francisco sarah stinson kron 4 news. >>an

try to keep those living in oakland's chinatown safe, especially head of the lunar new year.'ll have much more on the mass vaccinations site plan for right here in the bay area, details on when vaccines will start to be given out at oakland coliseum will have that in a lot more all coming up. live tonight in just a few minutes on the seven over on ktvu plus see that, but first after the break the nominees for this year's golden globes ward awards were announced today and there were a few berries stars who got nods. twi.a finally reopened today and demand for tickets was so great that at one point, the website crashed. ktvu is rob roth tells us visitors say having this new back is a really hopeful sign during these tough times. re opening day at the oakland zoo wednesday, closed for almost two months because of the pandemic, visitors were once again able to get acquainted or re acquainted with the zoo residents doing jumping jags and scream around. yeah, i. we g here. my daughter milia loves coming out to the zoo. she loves animals. the question is, how did the animals feel ab

ktvu amberleigh is in chinatown in oakland and ember. you talk to some of the people is they were patrolling the streets. what are they telling you? well this volunteer effort is led by a truck driver who now lives in san jose. he and his friends tell me they can't just stand by and wait for people to be attacked and they're ready to do whatever they can to help protect this community. yeah. two bay area father's, along with their children are patrolling the streets of oakland, chinatown monday night. they spoke with merchants letting them know about their volunteer effort. we all are in this fight together, like stop all this racism, you know, like special this tax, so i'm here for time. time here for the people, the men say being from immigrant families. they couldn't stand by and do nothing when older asians and business is already hurting due to the pandemic are being attacked. who i feel pain because i my mother, my mother been robbed before the bus, my auntie been beat up and robbed for her necklace. the men tell me they grew up in

. >> a quiet night in oakland's chinatown. how they had to change the way they celebrate the lunar new year. and a growing fear of violence in the asian community. >> your holiday weekend forecast is coming up. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >> i think it is great. i also think that, you know, it is risky because it is so new for pregnant women's access. >> the state is expanding the list of people eligible for the covid-19 vaccine. >> pregnant and the womb the miracle she prayed for. >> so cute. >> it's there. >> reporter: after months of isolation she said growing the baby in the middle of a pandemic has been challenging. california is expandings it list of people eligible to get vaccinated, and now she is included. >> i think it is great. i think it is kind of risky. >> the fact that pregnant women were not part of the trials and now they are part of the expansion. does that concern you? >> the dat is kind of mixed frankly. cdc is trying

an elderly man being shot to the ground is just the latest attack caught on video in oakland's chinatown the neighborhood on edge following a series of violent crimes. >>i have seen many but i have never seen case like this before getting very getting very violent karl chan is president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce he says the community has been reeling for the past several crimes like this where a thief is seen stealing money out of the hands of customers at a small market and hear when security video captures a man snatching cash from people at a bakery. >>and also here when a husband and wife were almost mowed down by of all though while trying to stop 3 women from taking off with stolen plants, i feel like they've can you chinatown business owner kenneth lam believes residents may not be reporting the crimes out of fear of retaliation. >>it's been a tough year for the neighborhood because of the pandemic and now there's this new concern about safety this year has been you know one hit the other on the concern of jimmy challah is worried the crime will scare outside cu

>>karl chan is president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce he says the community has been reeling for the past several crimes like this where a thief is seen stealing money out of the hands of customers at a small market and hear when security video captures a man snatching cash from people at a bakery and also here when a husband and wife were almost mowed down by of all though while trying to stop 3 women from taking off with stolen plants, i feel like they've been targeting peace chinatown business owner kenneth lam believes residents may not be reporting the crimes out of fear of retaliation. it's been a tough year for the neighborhood because of the pandemic and now there's this new concern about safety this year has been you one hit off the other on the concern about jimmy chow was worried the crime will scare outside customers from coming into china town with the lunar new year just around the corner the onslaught is even more alarming and do about it now put it back. >>and put his scam police have made arrests in some of these cases, but they're still looking for t

this is the location less than a mile away from chinatown. the owner has reported the incident to police. in the newsroom tonight, i'm dion lim, abc7 news. >>> dion, thank you. today at 3:00 p.m. on abc7's getting answers, jobina fortson and i spoke with actor daniel wu and w. kamau bell. we talked with them about the recent violence that's impacting the relationship between the bay area's black and asian communities. i began by asking daniel wu why he is using his money and visibility to call this out. >> well, it was basically an emotional response to all these things that we've been seeing all year long. and seeing the 91-year-old man pushed down the day prior we saw vishna died from being shoved to the ground. enough is enough. i can't just sit here and not do anything about it anymore. and so daniel dae kim texted me right away. we got on the phone. let's do something about this. let's put up a reward. and so we did that, hoping to get attention to the matter and nothing more than that. and that's what happened in the end as we brought a

but it's not just chinatown the violence in this community is impacted. every neighborhood. so we all need to band together. to take a stance. and say this violence is unacceptable. >>the increase in violent crime in this community, some of them caught on tape recently has also prompted alameda county d a nancy o'malley to announce the formation of a special response unit to address crimes against asian individuals, especially those who are elderly. the rapid increase in criminal acts targeted against members of the asian community and particularly chinese americans who live and work in alameda county. >>is intolerable. it was the shocking videos making headlines that prompted some prominent asian american actors to raise the $30,000 for the reward. >>including daniel wu who has family ties to oakland's chinatown incidents are happening all over the country. >>and we're we're being smashed in as a 1, 2, punch. there is low level petty crime is happening to our community were being targeted as easy targets. but on a bigger scale. rhetoric races rhetoric from you know, and the

there is san francisco's chinatown. the oldest in the nation.pearing here weeks before the official shutdowns. >> the district's worse than any other places. i worry about my people here. it's the saddest thing. >> reporter: in new york, mock envisions the lanterns drawing visitors in time for this month's lunar new year. but just as important, he aims to brighten the mood for business owners and give them hope that better days are ahead. nancy chen, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," we will take you to new orleans ahead of mardi gras. and a look at the restrictions in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. plus, in our "eye on money," the tax season kicks off today. we'll show you how the pandemic could impact your deductions. >>> and country star maren morris and his ryan heard talk to anthony maven about their first duet together called "chasing after you." that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great weekend. ♪

. >>> i'm in chinatown where violent robberies are on the increase. that story, coming up. >>> plus some things we never seen, why thieves targeted this car during bay area traffic. >>> the countdown is on to super bowl lv, we will have a live report from tampa with the last-minute preparations underway. thank you for joining us.>> too soon or not soon enough, the debate over reopening schools into bay area cities ringing out passionate calls from both sides. in san francisco hundreds marched to city hall calling on the district to allow kids back into the classroom. they say learning from home is not working for students and teachers. john ramis was at a similar rally in berkley where people on both sides of the debate came science is on their side.>> reporter: at this rally in berkley to reopen schools, one thing became very clear. how difficult it is to find a solution when the problem is rooted in fear.>> open schools! >> parents, students and medical professionals gathered at a park near berkley high to discuss the health effects of not being in

. >>> oakland city council president nikolai bass is urging oakland to support chinatown safety after several violent assaults in seniors. in one accident reported on, a 91-year-old man was knocked to the ground in broad daylight. it's one of more than 20 assaults and robberies the chinatown chamber of commerce has documented in the neighborhood in recent weeks. councilwoman bass is calling for community safety walks. >> we are creating a visible presence of eyes on the streets, feet on the street to make sure that we're taking care of each other. >> the oakland police department says a person of interest has been in custody since last monday. he is also connected to two other assaults on chinatown seniors the same day. >>> it is a changing of the guard at the oakland police department. the city's new chief of police, leronne armstrong will take the reins tomorrow, and that means saying farewell to the interim chief, susan mannheimer. the department showed a photo of armstrong who is being promoted from deputy chief and mannheimer along with a celebratory cake. the message on the cake

in the east bay oakland police toured the city's chinatown neighborhood. this comes after several weeks of violent attacks and robberies and there was a very important message relayed across the community kron four's taylor force act he has that story. >>merchants here in chinatown say they still feel like easy, but things are looking better that's after police increase resources to the area. the community started its own foot patrols in organizations from around the country sent in learning tools like this. welcome sight in oakland's chinatown neighborhood on tuesday police again met with merchants and residents after the neighborhoods experienced a spike in violent attacks in robberies like this over the last few weeks feeling much saver i may have told you of a >>many students say many seniors are saying that afraid of what street. but the past 2 days. they are starting to come out again president of oakland chinatown chamber of commerce karl chan says the added police resources help deter crime over the weekend during lunar new year celebrations, howev

the pandemic is keeping most people at home. >>> a festive atmosphere earlier today in chinatown, drummers and dancing lines entertained the crowd, the community is also celebrating a major 14 1/2 million dollar renovation, at willie park. the new upgrades include an updated play structure, a new clubhouse, and improved basketball courts. >>> new at six, some volunteers wearing blue vest are walking up and down oakland chinatown to create a safer presence for community members. the police department is also boosting its patrols. they just relocated the resource center. just in time for lunar new year. >> crime rates and stuff has been high, citing people seeing us is really grateful and a lot of people say thank you for us. >> that's a lot of people coming out to volunteer and patrol the chinatown. it is a good new year. i hope it is like, keep going. >> i think our culture supersedes the fear of crime. >> disturbing video of another violent robbery in oakland, this time out right a tea shop on e. 12th st. near lake merritt. in asian woman walking to her car when suspects idling in the car

>>now at 3 an arrest has been made after 3 violent attacks on elderly people in oakland's chinatown but people in the community say they are still on edge. and some leaders in oakland calling it the toughest job in america, new open chief of police has been sworn in. he's been personally affected by the crime in that city and says he's ready to get to work. plus encouraging news for the bay area, the state's largest covid-19 mass vaccination site is opening in santa clara tomorrow. but officials say it's up to the government to get them that the supply of shots to get into people's arms. >>from the local news station. this is kron 4 news at 3. did not. >>and this is enough and we need to get together as a community but also ask members of outside you need to help us in this fight and help us with this crisis we're under attack and we need help. >>a cry for help out of oakland's chinatown as the asian community says they are being violently targeted. thank you for joining us this afternoon on kron 4 news at 3 i'm tahernia our top story this afternoon, oakland police have arrested a man t

the shop owner will be charged in oakland, chinatown, amberleigh ktvu, fox two news. coming up after the break and new plan in the south bay to house the homeless and it would be located right where the homeless people already live. what's the growing debate over the future of the giant ferris wheel in golden gate park in san francisco, and we have a nice day coming up tomorrow. plenty of sunshine and temperatures a little warmer than you might expect, but rain does come back into the forecast. we'll see you back here. criticism, ktvu jesse gary tells us the site is a place where homeless people already live. you almost talked out of sight in downtown san jose, three mile stretch of the guadalupe river park that has become a city within a city on house. residents live in tents, vehicles and shanti's sharing this space with debris, trash waste and fear. they'll be forced to leave way. always worry about whether or not we're gonna have to be swept, and it's just constant concern. we've got an opportunity to build a community for on housed residence. san jose mayor sam a

chinatown to announce the suspect has been arrested for the assault on a 91-year-old man, caught on video. he is also accused of assaulting two other elderly individuals the same day. >> today we are sending a message to those who commit crime in the city that we will pursue you, and we will arrest you. >> reporter: district attorney nancy o'malley says her office is investigating whether the attacks were racially motivated, which could add a hate crime to the charges. >> we work to be a unified community, respectful of the diversity, but over the years, we have seen a spike in crimes, especially violent crimes, that are motivated by hate, and by aggression. >> reporter: facing state budget cuts, the police are devoting what resources they can including locating a mobile command vehicle in the shopping district. but the community is not waiting for help. they've organized citizen patrols and a gofundme effort has raised more than $50,000 to employ armed security guards. >> just to try to deflect the attackers come you know, if they see something like professionals like that they will be l

come to chinatown once in a blue moon. if you bring in more food traffic, this restaurant would bring in business. if you don't want a restaurant, you don't have to go, but don't ruin it for the rest of us who are anticipating the reopening of this destination spot. i speak on behalf of my friends and family who are all in support of a restaurant being returned to the building. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you. we will now switch to the caller whose phone number ends in 8029. please go ahead. we can't hear you, though. press star, six. go ahead. >> all right. good evening, commissioners. my name is karina fong, and i'm calling you to support to keep the restaurant open to the public. chinatown merchants will have more business because there will be increased demand for ingredients and business. [inaudible]. >> there is no logical reason to prevent the empress restaurant from opening. i hope you can deny this appeal and support the restaurant. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. we will now hear from the caller whos

. >> a quiet night in oakland's chinatown. how they had to change the way they celebrate the lunar new year. and a growing fear of violence in the asian community. >> your holiday weekend forecast is coming up. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >> i think it is great. i also think that, you know, it is risky because it is so new for pregnant women's access. >> the state is expanding the list of people eligible for the covid-19 vaccine. >> pregnant and the womb the miracle she prayed for. >> so cute. >> it's there. >> reporter: after months of isolation she said growing the baby in the middle of a pandemic has been challenging. california is expandings it list of people eligible to get vaccinated, and now she is included. >> i think it is great. i think it is kind of risky. >> the fact that pregnant women were not part of the trials and now they are part of the expansion. does that concern you? >> the dat is kind of mixed frankly. cdc is trying

sheryl hogue from the oakland chinatown demonstrated the air horn. >> some trouble, you press it. keep pressing it, very loud. people will come help you. you know? that's what we are hoping. >> reporter: robbed more than once. >> yeah. why we, you know, we close the door. you see the wall -- terrible. very sad. >> criminals count like sound or attention. >> reporter: air horns of the idea of a construct worker disgusted by the ongoing hate crime and raised $6000 in private donations which he hopes will be an alert to all the community. >> a network trying to create so people know immediately cameras start filming. what's going to help law enforcement. >> reporter: business owners asked to post these warning crooks. so far feedback has been positive. >> so far seem to like the idea. >> we want to make sure that our community knows that we're on alert. so we don't want any criminal activity going on here anymore. >> reporter: they're loud, and that's the idea, of course. 50 smaller air horns like these will be donated to citizen patrols here in chinatown. many hope that he will help

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western edition, chinatown and mission district neighborhoods. the mosconi center site is not just limited to kaiser patients, even the kaiser's helping out with the personnel and administration of it all residents who are 65 years and older can apply and go online to get an appointment. the sight it opens tomorrow at 8 a.m. and afterwards it will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day again. you do need an appointment to do that. u turnao it on our website as well. it'll let you know if you plug in your zip code when and if vaccines are available to you if you're eligible to you, and that's how you would sign up, garcia, mike back to you. all right, allie. those vaccine appointments are like golden tickets these days. thank you so much. the cdc. the centers for disease control and prevention says teachers do not need to get vaccinated before going back into the classroom to teach their students now, despite that, as ktvu azenith smith reports, there are still some teachers out there who are opposed to going back into the classroom. i agree with

particular the chinatown after three vicious attacks on seniors. their message is a simple one. >> we're out here trying to protect. i don't want nobody coming over here with a bad intention to try to hurt somebody. we're not about that. >> we're here to make sure nobody gets robbed. >> reporter: on monday the alameda county announced charges against yaya muslim. he is accused of pushing this 90-year-old man to the ground. police chief ron armstrong coming out swinging, addressing the community on the same day he was sworn in. >> we know that they target our elderly. we also know that they come because they believe that our community won't report it to police. we are excited to say that we've already begun to transition into new strategies to help make chinatown a safer community. >> reporter: the new oakland police chief promising that additional resources will be available to residents reporting monday evening a virtual meeting was held to talk about safety in the chinatown community. already several groups like this have stepped up and vowed to

a chinatown neighborhood new video out tonight shows the first violent assault and we do want to warn you. the video is hard to watch. it happened on sunday january 31st. police tell us the 91 year-old man was walking along harrison street when the suspect just came up from behind him and then pushed them and their to the ground. officers say the suspect also pushed a 60 year-old man and a 55 year-old woman to the ground from behind. police say the woman lost consciousness. all 3 were taken to the hospital just yesterday city leaders held a news conference with oakland police about that uptick in crime in chinatown oakland police tweeting out this statement quote opd has reallocated resources and patrols to chinatown ahead of the lunar new year. we have seen a recent surge in violent assaults and robberies with many going unreported we ask our community members to partner with us and please come forward when a crime occurs. up next democrats push their newest proposal to forgive student loan debt, but as president trump. >>comfortable with the price tag. and in sports. we'll have an u

tear groups taking matters into their own hands to provide patrols in communities like oakland's chinatown neighborhood video captured there on sunday shows people pushing a 71 year-old woman to the ground and robbing her than a week ago, a 91 year-old man was walking chinatown and police say 28 year-old yaya muslim shoved the victim to the ground that video is really disturbing hard to watch muslim has since been arrested in connection to 3 attacks. there's a group called compassion in oakland there's already 160 people volunteering to help keep oakland chinatown residents, safe volunteers are assisting people in the running errands or when they're closing their shops there's also a nationwide organization that is getting involved as well so this is becoming notice across our country and as i said even by president biden saying that this is very concerning and so back here live in family and roll police are still looking for the people latest attack they're going through surveillance footage and they are talking to witnesses were hoping to get an update this morning for you for now live i

>>mayor libby shaft says the city budget doesn't allow for bringing that patrols to chinatown howevere said on wednesday that the city will work to get cameras previously approved up and running meanwhile, the police department is pleading for victims to come forward, saying they may have a piece of information that can help solve other crimes sailings. >>are preying on chinatown because they're on the guise of victims are not coming forward so that makes it easier for them, let's not do that. let's make it difficult for them. and of course under are you know current budgetary constraints. we don't have the money to to 4 over time. but that doesn't diminish the reallocated or officers that i have working on straight time despite budget shortfalls oakland police say. >>the department will commit resources. it currently has to this area in an effort to prevent more attacks like this ahead of the busy chinese new year over the weekend these 3 women stole from kelly smoke shop on webster street and almost ran over the business owner as they took off in their getaway car after a confrontat

libby shaft and the city's police department denouncing the recent uptick in violence in oakland's chinatown neighborhood. thanks for joining us tonight on kron 4 news at 10, i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore we first told you about these issues and oakland's chinatown over the weekend when several robberies were caught on camera well for sale of the psac ii has been following the story she has the latest tonight. >>oakland police say they made an arrest in one of the robberies from over the weekend well they're not bringing foot patrols to this area because of budget shortfalls they say that they are reallocating resources to this neighborhood oakland city leaders and police are now responding after multiple robberies like this one were caught on camera over the weekend the city says suspects are targeting the asian community and its elders i want to start by apologizing to the victims of these heinous crimes. >>i cannot imagine the trauma that you your family, your loved ones and this entire community is feeling as a reverberation from this violence. >>mayor libby shaft says the city budget

similar in that many of these brazen attacks have been in their chinatown. i walk the streets with oakland's new police chief leronne armstrong yesterday and saw more people out and about buying sweets and supplies to celebrate at home along with this renewed optimism because of new foot patrols and security measure there's. we will have much more on their celebrations tonight on abc7 news at 11:00. with that, dan. >> to you as well. thank you, dion, very much. >>> the city of san jose is home to the largest population of asian americans. 1/10 of the city is of asian descend. chris nguyen looks at the struggle of business owners during the pandemic and how they're hoping the start of the lunar new year will be a turning point. >> reporter: at first glance, business appears to be thriving inside one of the largest vietnamese focused malls in america. yet a closer look reveals empty storefronts and few people spending. >> it's hard. it's hard to see businesses suffering and then see, you know, new year. that is not the same anymore. due to covid and all this.

you can see those on our website at kpix.com. >>> now at six, protecting chinatown. opens new top cop vowing to crack down after surge in violent attacks. >> we are sending a message to those who commit crimes in this city that we will pursue you, and we wi arrest you. >>> the state's largest vaccination sites will open in the bay area just hours. what is happening now to make sure the doses are delivered efficiently. >>> these tiny homes in the southbay designed to shatter big misconceptions about people in need. >>> good evening i am ken bastida. >> i was with. new action in response to a string of violent crimes. tonight the committee desperate to make the neighborhood save again. john ramose on what is being done no >>> there is growing belief that the violent attacks occurring in oakland chinatown are racially motivated. just minutes after being sworn in as oakland's new top cop, chief armstrong appeared in chinatown to announce the suspect has been arrested for the assault on a 91-year-old man, caught on video. he is also accused of assaulting two other elderly

>>karl chan is president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce he says the community has been reeling for the past several crimes like this where a thief is seen stealing money out of the hands of customers at a small market and hear when security video captures a man snatching cash from people at a bakery and also here when a husband and wife were almost mowed down by of all though while trying to stop 3 women from taking off with stolen plants, i feel like they've been can you chinatown business owner kenneth lam believes residents may not be reporting the crimes out of fear of retaliation. it's been a tough year for the neighborhood because of the pandemic and now there's this new concern about safety this year has been you know one hit other on the concern about jimmy challah is worried the crime will scare outside customers from coming into china town with the lunar new year just around the corner, the onslaught is even more alarming police have made arrests in some of these cases, but they're still looking for this man wanted for attacking 3 people including this 91 year