. >> reporter: business owners joined george gascon calling for a donation for vandalism victims. >> what occurred here on monday was senseless. there was no reason for this to occur. >> reporter: small business owners say they are still totaling their losses. >> these three, then both of these two windows had to be replaced. >> reporter: merchants are now counting on a sunday street festival to help boost business after a sunday night violence. >> in my effect, people coming to restaurants at night too because they might be afraid. >> i think it'll be a celebration of valencia street with all the vendors. >> reporter: fordetails on the fund for monday's victims of vandalism. go online to ktvu.com. coming up at 6:00 what the mayor and merchants say must be done to avoid this from happening again. david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> the goal was to bring life to an underdeveloped neighborhood and now business there is booming. ahead at 5:30, details about the plan that is bringing big business to small business owners and the push for other communities to take part. >>> in emeryville ther

harris was elected to be the state of the new general, and gavin newsom elected george gascon to be the district attorney. when asked his position on the death penaltiy, hy, he said he wouldn't rule it out. this raised a lot of concern among opponents of the death penalty who thought this would be a step backward. he has written against the death penalty, and adheres to san francisco values. san francisco has not had a jury return a death verdict since 1989, which was 10 years before he said his office would not seek the death penalty. we thought this particular issue wanted a discussion and we are pleased to have a palace here today. let me introduce them more at length. geroge gastcocon has had a long career in law enforcement, and he works for decades in the l.a. police department, serving as the director of the office of operations in charge of patrol and detectives and special operations. he is considered to be an expert in matters of police accountability. john thompson spent 14 years on death row, and after his verdict was set aside he was then facing life in prison. he was fight

herrera, also district attorney george gascon, and the mayor, they have violated my rights under the americans with disabilities act. they violated my rights, being a woman, being a black woman in the united states. i am appalled by this mr. justice. my case is much older than the case of ross mirkarimi. i should be here in the chambers with you against the four supervisors, supervisors mar, cohen, scott, and wiener. it this case is recommended to go before the board, and the four supervisors that have a sunshine violation, 11048, i myself will file the complaint with the california state bar because it is a conflict of interest for them to pass judgment on ross mirkarimi when they have committed a misdemeanor, they have broken a state law, they are in violation, and i am appalled and outraged that they are not in here tonight. [bell] [applause] >> ice debusschere has been singled out, and i feel it is a double standard, including bias. in the past, but it has been 25 previous official misconduct cases referred to the thunder -- sunshine task force, which was discussed by the ethics

our district attorney, george gascÓn, thank you for being here today.and we all -- we always forget as some of these breakfasts our imports and school board members. kim, thank you for being here in the u.s. are proud to introduce our next speaker, if i could have your attention for one moment -- thank you for being here. i am proud to introduce our next speaker. i am very proud to introduce the mayor of our great city who spent his entire life organizing for tenant rights, human rights, making sure our streets were clean, making sure our city has been run effectively, and making sure now, today, as your elected mayor, that he is leading our city and leading our communities into the future. so please welcome me in recognizing to the podium your mayor, my boss, mayor ed lee. [applause] >> good morning, good morning. happy cesar chavez breakfast day. i want to give a shout out -- i believe we have another major in the room, a guest here, mayor schroeder from martinez. thank you. [applause] i am here this morning, of course, to join all of you, and i see s

george gascone encourages the public to get involved, and asking them to donate to wepay website. they raise $6800 for damaged businesses. the goal is to raise $10,000 in all. if you would like to help them reach the goal, log onto wepay.com to make a donation. >>> marla, there's a new survey out that may surprise some bay area drivers. you know that scary practice of motorcycles squeezing in and out of cars at high speeds on the freeway? guess what, that's perfectly legal. nbc bay area bob redell joins us on 580 in livermore and has more on the alarming findings. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jon. it could be a very unnerving ride to and from work. a motorcyclist seemingly out of nowhere passes between you and the car next to you. it's a tight fit. it's called lane splitting. would you believe, it is perfectly legal. if you did not know that, you're not alone. the state's office of traffic safety just released a new survey to coincide with motorcycle safety awareness month, which is this month. it found that just over half the drivers realize that this is legal. a

today district attorney george gascon will head to valencia street, encouraging the public to donate pay donation website set up for the victims of vandalism. it's been an especially bad week for one district store owner. he runs. a clothing store on valencia street. first the violent demonstrators smashed his store windows during monday night's rampage. then westin wear received a citation from city hall about the from fetty on the boarded up windows of the store. the department of public works admits that was a bad move. they've now apologized and voided out that citation, even offered to help out that store owner. >>> five teenage girls were arrested after a fight on an alameda county campus at newark memorial high school and that's the same school that was attended a a senior who was stabbed to death last week. wednesday's fight involved 15 and 16-year-old girls. it reportedly stemmed from an argument over a boy. no one was seriously hurt. police and school officials say there is no connection between that fight and the death of the star football player killed on saturday. the su

impacto mas de 200 acres de playa en el condado de alameda.el fiscal de distrito de san francisco george gasconon tiempo de casa ya que se reportan retrazos para llegar a las casetas de pago de el baybridge por lo menos desde la mitad de el estacionamiento asta la mitad de el puentemas en una hora aismo (♪) >> que bueno que sigue con nosotros esta maÑana, aquÍ en "despierta amÉrica" >> en la informaciÓn un video titulado "caracas ciudad de despedidas q despedidas" fue subido a youtube ha re avivado por quÉ venezolanos abandonan su paÍs, critican la inseguridad en la naciÓn sudamericana como la falta de expresiÓn y afirman por eso piensan irse >> la televisiÓn eatal critico el documental no aparece ninguno comÚn sino personas de alto estrato social >> un estudio demostrÓ que 800 mil venezolano residÍan en el skror cuando hace 20 aÑos la cifra no superaba los 50 mil >> las celebraciones por la victoria de un equipo de fÚol causaron violentos enfrentamientos entre hinchas y policÍas en espaÑa >> los disturbios comenzaron cuando aficionados lanzaron botellas y otros objetos a agentes >> en la confr