san francisco japantown is really in the heart of san francisco.here are not that many japanese-americans that live in japantown anymore because they were all evicted during the 60's and 70's and a lot were unable to come back. the 1100 or so are seniors, living in senior housing. >> in upper haight activities in golden gate park and the medical center have a big impact on the quality of life. let's see how the entities affect the haight and how haight residents affect the park and uc. >> haight ashbury neighborhood council is proud of the fact that the university of california san francisco parnassus campus is the only uc campus that was forced to impose upon itself and has maintained a growth limit, which is one of the reasons that we're very happy that they're moving to mission bay and that's where their continued growth will go. that's one of the real struggles, on going struggles in this neighborhood is dealing with ucsf, st. mary's, and other institutions. the previous three administrations have taken the position that recreation and parks de

and so i represent the san francisco japantown foundation.ding member of that foundation. was founded in 2005, and because of contributions, including jack's, we've given away dozens of grants to cultural community educational groups. and in the latest opportunity, played a role in working with tom and his staff in connection with renovating the japanese teagarden. so we think it's singularly fitting to name the fey house after him and -- tea house after him and then in commemoration of his contributions and also the contributions of japanese americans generally in the city of san francisco, we think it's fitting to also have the placement of that plaque. so i really want to thank you for the opportunity to address you on this. and it's a pleasure, really, to work with the staff of the park and rec department. i complend tom for doing such a fine -- i commend tom for doing such a fine job working with the community. thank you. president buell: thank you. >> good afternoon. president buell and members of the commission and director ginsburg. i

they detonated the explosives they found inside the home near japantown. it dug a hole in the front yard and that is when they blew up the explosives. that is for safety sake. police also found more than 40 guns inside, some of them were loaded. they found all of this in the home of a felon. he is not allowed to have guns much less explosives. neighbors were not surprised because he had bragged about it before. >> i heard shots last night but it was in the middle of the night. >> had you ever seen any firearms? >> definitely. >> what did you see? >> a poise it will in his waist and he was waving it around. >> they arrested 63-year-old man. they made several charges against him including suspect him making criminal threats, possession of firearms and possession of explosives. they did have to evacuate a section of this street yesterday just in case while they were dealing with all these explosives. that was at noon yesterday when they first arrived here. the police tell me that even right now at 5:00. they still they may have a couple hours to go here at th

. >>> explosives is the reason part of san jose's japantown was evacuated. 63-year-old mark sedlock was arrested for the eight homemade bombs police say they found inside his home. the bomb squad blew up the explosives in the man's front yard. yesterday, police searched sedlock's home on north 6th street after a neighbor complained he was shooting off guns in his backyard. investigators found a large cache of firearms and explosives. let's take a live look at the sedlock home right now. officers are still on scene apparently working on their reports. they told cbs 5 they will be wrapping up their investigation though later today. >>> and this morning federal investigators are looking into a small explosion that led to the evacuation of a palo alto apartment building. yesterday, a hazmat team found a five gallon budget of chlorine giving off noxious fumes. eight people were treated for exposure to the gas. still not clear though whether the explosion was accidental or intentional. >>> it is 5703 now. a weapon of war is found in a teenager's car in the north bay. novato officers spotted a

amy hollyfield is live near san jose's japantown with a lot of unanswered questions. >> the question is. they said they didn't find any evidence that suggested what he planned to do with all of these explosive devices or why he had them. they still have a computer of his to go through but right now i don't see any obvious reason as to why he had all of this. he found a lot of evidence found more than 40 guns and about eight explosive devices. >> reporter: the sound residents heard several times yesterday. they detonated the explosives right here in the front yard of this house on sixth street near japantown. they dug a hole in the front yard where they blew up the explosives. police also found more than 40 guns. some of them were loaded. this was found inside the home of a felon that is not allowed to have guns. neighbors say they weren't surprised this man has bragged about his arsenal before. >> i heard shots last night. i had a feeling it washam him wasn't sure. it was in the middle of the night. >> had you ever seen any firearms? >> definitely. >> what did you see? >> i saw a pis

cu ---esta tarde en san jos, un vecindario del barrio de japantown, fue paralizado por las autoridadeses de recibir una alerta sobre un hombre acusado de hacer amenazas peligrosas a sus vecinos. take vo ---cuando la polica lleg a la casa del sujeto, descubri contrabando de armas y explosivos, por lo cual ordenaron la evacuacin de varias casas. ---despues, una brigada antibombas fue llamada para detonar los explosivos en el jardn del sospechoso. ---mark sed-lock, de 63 aÑos de edad, fue arrestado, y est siendo investigado por las autoridades. cu ---2 residentes de oakland, estan siendo acusados esta noche, de participar en un asalto a mano armada contra un "office depot" en emeryville la noche del viernes pasado. take vo ---segun la policia, chris cantrell, de 50 aÑos, ingreso al almacen a la 9 y media de la noche, armado con una pistola y segun el video de seguridad un empleado del lugar richard killin, ayud al delincuente. ---ahora, ambos han sido acusados de robo. --- por cierto la pistola era falsa. cu ---por segunda ocasin, en tan solo una semana, se reporta otra agresin sexual cer

. >>> people meanwhile are back home in san jose's japantown neighborhood after they were forced out because of explosives. 63-year-old mark sedlock under arrest for eight homemade bombs police say they found inside his home. the bomb squad blew up the explosives in the man's front yard and police just left the home on north 6th street this morning. they went there yesterday after a neighbor complained he was shooting off guns in his backyard. investigators found a large cache of firearms and explosives. >>> this morning, federal investigators are looking into a small explosion that led to the evacuation of a palo alto apartment building. yesterday, a hazmat team found a 5-gallon bucket of chlorine giving off noxious fumes. 8 people were treated for exposure to the gas. no word yet whether it was an accident or intentional. >>> into the police are working with the pentagon to find out how a military weapon turned up into the north bay. a rocket-propelled grenade was found in the back seat of a traffic stop yesterday. novato police took the 15-year- old driver into custody and called

there is even a proposal in japantown to may be opened up a love hotel. i put you on morning for that one, director. -- i put you on warning for that one, director. i do not know what a continuance will get us. commissioner antonini: mr. silberman, do you want to comment? >> thank you for allowing me to comment. i appreciate commissioner subaya' -- sugaya's comments on different populations being comfortable with different sizes of housing. the problem in san francisco for the last 30 years has been affordable housing. it is an issue that constantly is addressed in public forums and so forth, and in the mayor's office, with the board of supervisors. everybody is looking for more affordable housing. there are two factors that go into creating affordable housing. one is the size of the unit. two is the location. this is a good location for affordable housing, because it has been so undeveloped. san francisco is a big city with a lot of people, different kinds of people with different needs. if there are young people looking for affordable housing who are co

this weekend, spirit of japantown festival. this is big doings in san jose. 74 degrees. all right.'s on saturday. meanwhile, over the weekend, mostly cloudy skies a few sunny breaks. on monday that's when we have that good shot of rain showers in throughout the northern portion of our district. rain and wind likely on tuesday and wednesday. that's when you need to clear out all the leaves from your gutters. hey, dennis o'donnell, he is like -- straighten up the tie. he has sports coming up next as eyewitness news continues on cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> more evidence that a new era has begun in oakland. the raiders sold out sunday's game against the patriots. that means -- >> yeah! [ applause ] >> oh, oh, oh. >> a lot of 9ers fans! the first time since 2008 that they sold out back-to-back games and, of course, you can see all the action here on cbs 5 starting at 1:00 followed by the fifth quarter -- >> yeah! [ applause and cheers ] ! >> fifth quarter! excellent! >> thank you, thank you very much. [ laughter ] >> anyway, the 49ers continue to practice in youngstown, ohio this week w

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