and because there are very few building spaces available in japan town, and so, anything that goes up, and i want to stress, that this was being planned before there was really anything in place that was mandatory. and when things are not mandatory, people are not always really well or willing to just leap out there and say, oh, yeah, i am willing to take on a little extra work and a little extra, possibly restriction in what i have to do. but, little friends, and hkit architects said, that would be great because we are part of japan town, we want to advance what is going on here and we want to be sure that we are compatible, and we believe in our community. and jhs is the product of a collaborative community process and so we work together, with hkit, from a pretty basic model. that did not actually have a lot of japanese character, in my personal opinion. and to something that grew as we collaborated, to have very specific points of cultural accent. we looked at how it related to the julia morgan building. and then, when we looked at the staff, they looked at it carefully because we

the forerunner of what happened in japan town back when that term was not even being used by anybody else. that resulted in is surveys in los angeles, san jose and san francisco and i think the city here now is the furthest along, there may be other initiatives that i don't know about in los angeles and san jose. the ghs program was a direct result of that. that said, i think it's really important that the commission get it's handle around all of the recommendations in the report just to counter a little bit of what the discussion or the direction has been going in. i think you need some sticks just to purely try to depend on incentives and that kind of thing. i think it's a good idea, but it also has to accompany a little bit process and at least somewhere the city can implement things. i think it's also highly economically driven in terms of incentives and other kinds of assistance that the city can provide. i think that's where you have to expand the concept a little bit and try to get the mayor's office of economic and workforce development involved. they do have a neighborhood i

of course the japan town adopted last year is really the first comprehensive document to look at neighborhood conservation at a holistic level that's been adopted by the city. also incomplete efforts in soma, the lgbtq community, social heritage districts proposed but not yet adopted. those are two earlier efforts. of course this commission in 2012 passed a resolution endorsing cultural heritage designation program separate from article 10 separate designation and our own legacy bars and restaurant programs a very fun initial foree into this area but also has challenges by these types of institutions and finally most recently this year, latino cultural district sphere headed by supervise campos in collaboration with heritage with latino historical society. i will hand it over to desiree. >> i'm going to provide a recap of what heritage has done in the past two 2 years now in regard to cultural heritage conservation. as oomph you know back in 2012 we created an organizing committee to coordinate a citywide committee summit which is san francisco's living history on that committee matsuda parti

they were doing a fair sting at the north street station in japan town.orkers were hoping to spread a message from the department of homeland security on this anniversary of 9/11. see something, say something kman is an effort to the raise awareness, a potential threats to transportation systems. >> it's not something they need to be worried about and concerned about every time they get on a bus or a train, but it's something that, you know, just as a general practice is part of your every day life. it's good to be alert and to be aware of a suspicious package just like at an airport. report anything that's going on. >> it's easier to report suspicious activity on the vta system thanks to a mobile app called vta alert. it came in april last year. since then, about 600 reports of vandalism, suspicious activity, unattended bag, thefts, assaults, and other crimes were maid to law enforcement while terrorist threat makes the headlines, daily crime is more of a concern today. >> this is way more of a viable threat than a package. >> theft and violence on the l

town. more than 30 hikers in japan are feared dead near the peak of an erupting volcano. rescuers found them in cardiac arrest near the summit of mt ontake. >>> hong kong's leader to launch a round of consultation on electoral remore or less as protests hit a seventh day. activists demanding the right to choose candidate. >> more on i.s.i.l. the group has been capitalizing to control sunni areas. that is eff department in kerr -- evident in kirkuk where i.s.i.l. operates with regular imtunity. >> reporter: in a building site in the south. kurdish forces follow up on a tip-off that an i.s.i.l. a sleeper cell is hiding here. they discover a container buried under ground. inside a large cache of weapons, ammunitions and explosives. three men are at the skite, fleeing. and boasted to the officers that they were i.s.i.l. the men and the evidence were handed over to the local iraqi police to be processed and sent to the courts. the kurdish security officers have little hope the suspects would be convicted. >> translation: many judges of the courts told us their homes are in the

japan's prime minister. they are being met by a mountain still spewing ash. the immediate area surrounding the volcano is closed. near by townsaven't been evacuated. one of 110 active volcanos in japan and one of 47 that are under 24 hour surveillance. the last time the volcano had a major eruption was in 1979. >> there was an increase in volcanice earthquakes but they had slowed down prior to saturday's eruption. so the alert level wasn't raised. wayne hay, al jazeera, kanagawa, japan. >> the appeargan president has made his final speech as president. i leaves his post during a volatile time where violence is a daily threat to the stability of the country. >> whenever i heard the sorrows of our people caused by terrorists or attacks, i would try my best to bring stability but unfortunately, i couldn't achieve my goals today. tomorrow, i will handle the responsibility -- hand over responsibility to the next elected president and support the new government which will be led by ghani and the newly appointed executivort. abdullah abdullah. i would like to congratulate the whole nation and wish them success and prosperity. >> ham

. >> reporter: defense personnel were add to the area by japan foreign minister, shinzo abe. so far nearby towns have not been evacuated. mount antaki is one of many active volcanoes in japan. the last time the volcano had a marriage eruption was in 1979. the earthquakes had slowed down so the alert wasn't raised. kanagawa, japan for al jazeera. >>> disappeared mainly between the civil war and the government and t aamil tiger rebels. second largest number of disappeared members. sets out to investigate unsolved cases. praying for safe return of a husband and father, waiting for news of her fisherman husband. >> translator: he went out fishing to find food for our children during the last stages of fighting. i heard from other fisherman that he was arrested at sea by the navy. >> reporter: she hasn't heard from him since and is struggling to cope with her six children. she has taken her case to the commission on missing persons. the commission has received close to 20,000 complaints including 5,000 from military families. it starts to inquire if the security forces or tamil tigers violated intern

, this young man who about a decade ago at age 14 moved away from his hometown, a small town in southwestern japaning tennis and training for this very moment where he has now become the first japanese and the first asian born man to make it all the way to a grand slam final. this is a country where tennis really isn't on the radar that much. you talk about big popular sports here, baseball, football, those are the ones that get most of the attention, in fact, all the major broadcast networks underestimated that a japanese player could go this far or garner this much public interest so the match, the big match, the final is not going to be broadcast on regular television here in japan. but fans are finding ways. they're going on livestream. there's the wow wow network a pay network. they have seen a record number of subscriptions with the number continuing to jump by the hour. and as we check around tokyo a number of different businesses are holding viewing parties for tennis fans, as well. the reaction in his hometown, so much excitement, so much enthusiasm and that energy is shared by so many pe

towns haven't been evacuated. mount ontaki is more than 110 active volcanoes in japan and one of 27 under 24 hour surveilans. the last time is it had a major eruption was in 1979. there was an increase in volcanic earthquakes earlier this month but they had slowed down prior to saturday's eruption so the alert level wasn't raised. wayne hay, al jazeera, kanagawa, japan. >> u.s.-led airstrikes have targeted three oil refineries in syria. this is video that is said to show the aftermath of overnight raids near the isil controlled town close to syria's main oil field. the airstrikes have cut off a major source of funding for isil fighters who sell oil on the black market. airstrikes have also been targeting isil fighters surrounding kobane, a major kurdish town on the border with syria -- with turkishey in the northern part of syria. an isil building and two takes have been destroyed very close to the town. meanwhile, on the ground, itself, isil fighters are also being attacked by kurdish fighters. stefanie dekker reports from the syrian border with turkey. the sound of fighter jets in the sky above kobane. mul

he comes from the countryside, a seaside town in southwest japan. they are thrilled this morning. his elementary school coach had to say. >> wow. i can't believe this. he really became a great player. this is our pride, the pride of all residents. >> he's won five tournament titles and all eyes here in japan are going to be on the next match coming up early tuesday morning. >> how about, will, sponsorship deals. i got to imagine there is a boatload coming his way. >> absolutely. already the major japanese clothing retailer signed him on. he sells for a ramen noodle company. you see from the way he is on camera in the united states how charming and endearing he is. it's much the same with his hometown crowd. there are big dollars headed his way. we'll have to see probably even more after the match. right now his focus is on the match. after that lots of sponsorship deals are in his future. >> we'll be watching along with a lot of other people. will, thank you very much. >> have fun, will. >>> joan rivers had a lot of things on her wish list for her funeral. not a lot of people talk

japan, shinzo abe. >>> coalition air strikes targeted i.s.i.l. fighters surrounding a kurdish town on the border. u.s. central command said an i.s.i.l. building and two tanks were destroyed. kurdish fighters attacked the group on the ground. >> kurds in syria are spread across parts of the north. and in recent weeks fighters overran dozens of villages, they tried to take the town but have been pushed back. >> stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: the sound of fighter jets in the sky. multiple air strikes on i.s.i.l. positions around the town on saturday morning. this is an ongoing battle and it is not over. as we drive east we come across a crowd of syrian kurdish refugees. dependent on handouts, human desperation caused by the war. we have been humiliated. there's no water or electricity. there's food, it's not enough. we are so many. we are eight families living in a small house. we can't go back because they are fighting. >> reporter: 10km east, we experience the battle first hand. >> we are told that the kurdish fighters are in charge of that village, and in front of them is the position wher

japan. after being discovered near the peak of a volcano, i.s.i.l. fighters targeted near a turkish town of syria. saudi arabia warns that the violence in yemen could threaten global security. houthi rebels occupy large parts of the capital. >>> hong kong police have fired tear gas on thousands of activists gathered in the financial center. this is the seventh day of protests. demonstrators holding rallies for the 2017 elections. beijing condemns illegal activities, undermining social stability, and the leading politician says why election reforms will be reconsidered. he didn't say when or how. let's go to scott heidler. you are pretty much on the edge of that we see there. the tear gas fired within the last hour. what is happening now? >> well just up the street from me here, this is one of several major intersections in the downtown part of hong kong, next to central. the government headquarters is behind us. what happened just before we went on air, down the street was another area where protesters held the street. i counted three or four. they started to walk down here. where the po

japan. after being discovered near the peak of a volcano, i.s.i.l. fighters targeted near a turkish town of syria. viudi arabia warns that the

off, crews air lifted at least 8 bodies to a near by town today, some victims have been found under 20-inches of ash. the massive volcano in central japan is a tourist attraction, it erupted saturday with at least 250 people hiking and sightseeing on it. by the evening, most of them had made their way down. this survivor said, i am so glad that i came back alive. >> more than 200 soldiers and firefighters have been scrambling to find and rescue any survives. saturday's eruption because the first fatal 1 in modern times. a similar eruption occurred in 1979 but no one died. >>> and almost an inch and two- thirds of rain until saturday, the most ever in 1 day. some rain got into the terminal at the phoenix airport, they stopped all the planes for about an hour and then evacuated the control tower. wind was a problem too, blowing at close to hurricane force at times. >>> mother nature has just a little bit on the crazy side this morning. but you know it is going to be very nice. we're going to get some of that nice fall weather here, a lot of sunshine all the way to the coastline. today, kind of a transition day. we've got some patchy fog o

town and the islamic state is still a powerful force. bbc news in amreli. >>> now let me take you the to japan.country is battling the first outbreak of dengue fever in 70 years. the health ministry says the case were probably contracted by visitors to tokyo's popular park. if you don't know about dengue fever, it's a fatally tropical i virus spread by mosquitos. some symptoms are fever, rash and severe joint pain. 50 to 100 are estimated infected each year. of those 2.5% can die. w.h.o. says it's the leading cause of serious illness and death among children in asian and latin american countries. our correspondent gave me more details about where japan's outbreak is thought to have spread from. >> from the yoyo park, probably the most famous park next to the shrine. it's a place a lot of people visit, tourists go to it on the weekend. it's one of the nicest parks in tokyo. it has been very, very wet here the last six or eight weeks. we've had a lot of very wet summer. there's a lot of standing water around. that's helped to breed the mosquito population. it seems some how it's gotten here from

town in 1994. coming up next, turn into japan as it looks to boost growth.s counterpart. ♪ >> trading over in mumbai. we will have a look at indian growth coming in which is stronger than expected. .hat is positivity cnxthe last trading day and is down a fraction. prime minister is in japan as he looks to cement ties between the two countries. what is on his agenda? a good day. >> good morning. the prime minister's visit to japan could very well be the start of two countries who are coming together which is a degree of closeness which will really shake the balance of fire and instability. [indiscernible] and ae see between modi shinzo abe. it is only three persons on the reform and what is likely to be discussed as a -- visit. bilateral relationship with a japan and the newspaper said that shinzo abe and modi are likely to raise the meeting framework to a level from the prime minister and of the moment opening up the economy for more investment by japan and join the agenda to really double the number of companies operating in india over the next five years.

japan's prime minister. they are being met by a mountain still spewing ash. the immediate area surrounding the volcano is closed. so far, nearby towns haven't been evacuated. it is 110 active volcanoes and one of 47 under 24 hour surveillance. the last time the volcano had a major eruption was in 1979. there was an increase in volcanic earth quakes earlier this month but they had slowed down prior to saturday's eruption. the alert level wasn't raised wayne hayes, japan. coming up in the next 15 minutes or so, the most damaging strike in the history of air france is over. find out why in just a little while plus: >> a fighter in a hospital in germany where children injured during the conflict in gaza are receiving critical medi-care. an intimate look... >> ...wait...is that a camera? >> at the real issues facing american teens >> whoa...code red.... >> dreaming big... >> i gotta make it happen... and i'm gonna make it happen... >> choices made.... >> i'm gonna lose anything left that i have of the mexican culture... >> fighting for their future... >> it is imperative that i get into college... it's my last chance to get out of here..

japan. i'm james tengan. welcome to "newsline." here are some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> military and militia forces in iraq save a town from islamic state fighters as leaders in europe work to counter what they consider a global threat. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe has set some new priorities and he's getting some new help to get the job done. >>> and south korean managers have come up with some innovative ideas to get ahead in the tough market for home electrical products. >>> the outgoing prime minister of iraq is vowing to turn his country into a grave for islamic state militants. nuri al maliki visited a town that was just pried from the group's clutches. different forces have banded together to fight this insurgency and different leaders abroad have taken fresh action to counter the threat posed by islamic state. nhk world's craig dale has the details. >> reporter: a variety of forces united to break the two-month siege of a town. iraqi soldiers fought alongside kurdish peshmerga and shia militia who are backed by iran. u.s. air tribes over the weekend helped them overwhelm sunni militants with the isla

this is a town that's only beginning to come back to life. >>> dengue fever breaks out in tokyo, japan's first cases in 70 years. we visit the park where the outbreak is thought to have started. >>> the kids from kampala dance their way from the slum to the stage. >>> alice look at what's happening in one part of the united states. >> absolutely right. a historic moment. the city of detroit is going to court. bankruptcy proceedings begin, the city residents are battling to gain access to the most basic service services. >>> it's midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. washington, 2:00 p.m. northern iraq where islamic state militants are accused of carrying out ethnic cleansing. the human rights group says it has evidence the fighters have carried out war crimes including mass killings and abductions. it says islamic state turned the region into a blood soaked killing field. the comments come as iraqi troops and kurdish forces continue their battle against islamic state after breaking the siege in the town of amreli in the north. our correspondent tell temperatures us this is one of the first we

going to japan the first time to what eric clapton and pete townsend must have gone through, mid-reigning guitar guys of england, what they must have gone to the week that jhendrix came to town. a whole window opens up into a whole new thing. what does this mean? what do i have to say? what do i have to do now? >>> welcome to tokyo. you are not vital. this is the other tokyo. 12 hour flight and i'm baked. might as well. must go out. . >>> near my hotel, the advantage of the subterranean life where the repressed japanese male around some females, too, comes out to play. joining me is production manager. always a good time when the entertainer sprats from the soon-to-be entertained, right? prepare yourself for the greatest chobe in the history of entertainment. s . >> no, no, it can't be over. not yet. but, yet, yet it is. >> generally speaking, the overworked salary man can find the attention of seemingly acorned dorned fascination. >> your job is interesting. i don't care what your wife says, i think you're really interesting. >> penetration bid a q-tip in the ear followed by a personal lover spell in this case to make your tea taste better. >> what is this place? what's hap

japan open add road most drivers haven't been on in years. crews have completed decontamination and repair work in the area, so over the weekend, authorities reopened the road. the 14 kilometers stretch connects the towns and cuts through a no entry zone. before only vehicles with special permission were allowed through. now it's open to all cars and trucks. local merchants are happy to see more traffic. >> translator: i'm seeing more cars coming from other prefectures already. i hope they are helping the area recover. >> drivers who take the road are not allowed to get out of their vehicles. pedestrians, cyclists and people on motorcycles are still barred from traveling along this stretch. >>> an artist in fukushima has been painting pictures of her devastated hometown. it was heavily damaged three years ago. she wants to tell the story of her city returning to life. >> reporter: this solo exhibition is taking place at a fine arts university. the paintings depict roads. some lead to the sea, others to the setting sun. the artist was inspired by scenery in areas affected by the great east japan earthquake. >> translator: these paintings spoke to me because the colors are vivid and they have a clear str

crews air lifted at least eight bod toys nearby town today, some victims have been found under 20 inches of ash. >> the massive volcano in central japana tourist attraction, and it errupted saturday with at least 250 people hiking and sightseeing on it. bleigh the evening most made their way down. this survivor said i'm so glad that i came back alive. >> more than 200 soldiers and firefighters, have been scrambling to find and rescue any survivors. saturday's erruption was the first fatal one in modern times, at mount ataki, similar erruption occurred in 1979, but no one died. in new york, marlie hall, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> and coming up in the next half hour of "eyewititness news" this morning, an update on breaking news, a fire in montgomery count. >> i plus, we're live with the search for hit-and-run driver. syma? >> a little girl is recovering after being hit by a car. now, police are looking for that driver. i'm syma chowdhry with a live report coming up. >> also, this morning, the eagles take it down to the wire. but in the end, yes, they come up short. find out what coach kelsey saying about the birds first lost of

town close to the algerian border. still to come here at al jazeera. >> i'm wayne hay reporting from mount ontake in japan. security officers are continuing to search for victims of the eruption. >> and more on sports, later. >>> now palestinians in gaza are using secret tunnels which haven't been destroyed by israel to try to find a better life. human rights workers say since the recent israeli bombardment they've seen an increase in escapees using these people smugglers. charles stratford have met some who risk everything to get out of gaza. >> reporter: a shout for help to find their missing family members. some people at this protest knew their relatives were going to risk their lives. to risk taking the smuggle tunnels into egypt before trying to catch a boat to europe but there was little they could do to stop them. >> translator: i haven't heard anything for 12 days. i don't know if they drown at sea or where they are. >> reporter: it's believed around 60 palestinians drowned trying to get to europe on people-smuggle boats in weeks. mohamed could have been one of them and he wants us to hide his ide

another town hall meeting is expected to take place today. >> in japan, more bodies found near the summit of the volcano, the death toll now at 36. efforts to recover more than 2,000 -- excuse me, two dozen more climbers is slow because the volcano is still shooting out smoke and ash. >> strong storms that hit the western u.s. will push across the country today. >> the bearer of the great news is our own nicole mitchell. >> if i don't tell you people are like what are you saying. >> we're that way. >> double-edged sword. around the colorado area yesterday, including the suburbs were getting harming reports of hail, some close to two inches, easily golf ball size. that can come at 60 miles an hour, so cause a mess along with heavy rain. it almost made a flood of hail. not just hail yesterday, all the little pings of orange are high wind reports. some of this over hurricane force. that means 74, 75 miles an hour, so this system is on the move, dumping heavy rain. this came from the west coast and now getting a little more moisture from the south, some heat will be a firing point for strong

town in syria. >>> the violence in yemen could threaten global security as houthi rebels occupy large parts of the capital. >>> 30 hikers feared dead in japan after being found near the peak of an erupting volcano. >>> police in hong kong fired tear gas at thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators, but they have not been able to stop the protests. now going on for a week. the activists say they are furious at the chinese government's decision to handpick candidates for the 2017 elections. beijing condemned the demonstration and caused them illegal. kayla mcbride has more from hong kong. >>> as more police reinforcements arrived it was cheer they were hopelessly outnumbered by demonstrators. a crush of people tried to find their way back into the site blocked. umbrellas went up to block the pepper spray and the pushing started. the umbrella wall ripped apart, and then the spray, but to no avail. the line was breached. officers down and hurt. both sides appealed for restraint, to pull them out of the crush. by now the crowd moved on, so had events. >> from across the highway, more protesters from the occupation site saw the moment. racing acro

japan's prime minister shinzo abe. they were met by a mountain spewing ash. the area surrounding the volcano burst, nearby towns have not been evacuated. mt ontake is one of 110 volcanos, and one in 47 under surveillance. the last time the volcano had an eruption. there was volcanic earthquakes earlier this month. they had slowed down. the alert level was not raised. >>> this time of year is popular among tourists. thousands flocked to see the scenic views as the leaves change colours. loud explosions in afghanistan. days before the country's president is inaugurated. a bomb went off near the capital. the police say the magnetic device was attached to a military vehicle. one day a person -- in one day ashraf ghani will be inaugurated. >> central command says a building and two tanks belonging to that group destroyed near the turkish town of kobani. many have fled from the area. many neighbourhoods - it's difficult to distinguish who is an i.s.i.l. loyalist, sue turton has more. >> in a building site in the south of kirkuk. kurdish special forces followed up. they discovered a container buried under ground. hidd

japan. >>> and two shooting incident in st louis, involving police, haunting a community still recovering from the shooting of michael brown. clez >>> violence overnight in ferguson, missouri, the same town where protests erupted after an unarmed teen was shot by a police officer, the police officer is wounded and the suspect is at large. courtney kealy is here with more and things are tense in ferguson. >> yes, there has been more gun fire in ferguson, the two incidents took place in parts of town not connected with the protests over the shooting of michael brown, and don't appear to be related, but they definitely add to the tension in the city. >> reporter: a ferguson police officer was shot in the arm during an altercation on a routine patrol. the officer fired in return, but there was no indication that he hit either suspect that remains at large. the injured officer was taken to a st louis hospital and is expected to recover. overnight an off-duty st louis officer was shot at while driving in his car, and suffered minor injuries from the broken class. president obama spoke at the black congressional caucus about the issues coming to light after connor brown's shooting. >> in too ma

town for a few hours. he did not even make the launch of the jack ma is going to with several other high-profile ceos. he is already on a plane back to japann quite a day here on the floor of the new york stock exchange. to bea and masayoshi son quite approachable. of course, it is a happy day for them, but they were willing to take selfies. i got a couple, one with masayoshi son, one with jack ma. blurry,little unfortunately, but a good memory of what has happened here today. coming up, we will be talking more about alibaba and where they go next now that it is a public company. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. live from the floor of the new york stock exchange where alibaba is now trading $91 a share, more than a $220 billion valuation right now. we want to talk now about one alibaba does next, what do they do with all of this new capital? i want to bring in paul kedrosky, also an early stage venture investor. our editor at large cory johnson is back with us. paul, what do you think alibaba should do with all this money? i think it has to start doing some acquisitions. i don't see how -- you generate this kind of c

japan. not keeping pace, and it is more expensive to live. the government has got a big challenge on their hands. >> things for that roundup. move over.p, there could be a recordholder in townibaba's ipo is set to be the biggest in history. we will have more, next. >> time to see what foreign exchange dealers are making. the independence poll puts it ahead for the first time. it is having an impact on dollar sterling. we are down 9/10 of 1%. pound in peril. the referendum is on the knife age. what would it mean if the independence actually one? you would be looking at $1.56. that would be their view. polls, andbeen 86 only to have put the yes vote in the league. mark carney talks be onwhat the impact will the bank of england. euro-dollar down and eight. traders are the most short since 2012. probabilityf the -- you are going to be at one .2784. the mostency is oversold since 2000 and eight. -- 2000 eight. gdp contracts by 7.1%. in terms ofext stimulus? we wait to see. these are the top headlines. president obama says he can rally sunni arab states to help defeat militants. .e plans to lay out the plans this calls on nations to step up and play roles. the timetable for the d

japan's mount continues to spew smoke and ash, complicating recovery efforts, and the ash and toxic gases force first responders, before work was called off, crews air lifted at least eight bod toys a nearby townoday, some victims have been found under 20 of inches ash. massive volcano, tourist attraction, errupted saturday with at least 250 people hiking and sightseeing on it. by the evening, most of them had made their way down this survivor said i'm so glad i came back alive. >> firefighters scrambling to find and rescue any survivors. >> saturday's erruption was the first fatal one in modern times, at mount. a similar erruption occurred in 1979, but no one died. >>> just past 7:13, let's get our traffic and weather together. katie, good morning. >> good morning, everybody, our monday is going to feature more cloud cover than we experienced over the weekends corks not beat the forecast, it was so picturesque, bright, sunny, nice and warm, not too hot. not too cool. i mean it, had everything going for t eventually had to wind down at some point. you can see why the southwest component to the wind flow helping to feed in more clouds. back area of high pressure, but lil rounds every wet weathe

i am also a resident of japan town. and our church which my husband works at is one block away from the nihonmachi little friends on bush street and so we are only a half a block, a block and a half away from this projected site where they will be doing the renovations. my children, both of them who are one is graduating from college and one is going to college, now. are both graduates of the preschool. from the bush site, and so this, preschool, has definitely been part of the big part of our family. and so, i come here today, to speak not only as a former family that went to nihonmachi little friends but also as a resident and also as a organizer for the jtown task force and we have been in information with kathleen amatzu and her staff and the architect and they came to present over at our meeting last month. we appreciate everything that they want to do, and it is well deserved and the bush site is getting old and they need a new place where they can consolidate both sites both and bring the families and children to