and our japantown in san francisco is the oldest japantown in the country and is only three others remaining in the nation down from as many as 40 at one time from the turn of the century. so these cultural centers are the last of the major japanese communities to survive the forced evacuation and incarceration of japanese americans during world war ii, and later, the urban renewal of the 50's and 60's. cultur cultural strategies have the potential to bring neighborhoods together, so i just want to thank everybody that worked on this. this is really good legislation. >> president cohen: thank you. supervisor yee? >> supervisor yee: i was just wondering what impact this legislation would have with existing set asides. i know that prop s had an impact that i was concerned about. i don't know. this was different, but could you explain? >> sure. through the chair, to supervisor -- to supervisor yee, so yes, that is why i had to thank the controller's office and the mayor's budget office because they did figure out a way, they presented the arts coalition different options, and they all had diffe

arrested twelve men in connection with a string of car burglaries.kron 4's sara stinson is live from japantown in san francisco, where most of the burglaries happened.what can you tell us sara? reporter:marty - this is a huge win for s-f-p-d and for anyone who lives in the city. most of the break-ins these 12 men were involved in happened on geary street...whenever i'm walking my dog in this area you can always see broken glass littered along the curbs. take a look at the mug shots of each of the 12 men - they range in age from 18 to 39 years old. police say they are all in connection to eight cases of auto burglaries in the japantown area which happened between july 26th and last wednesday.hese men were booked on a variety of charges inccluding burglary, possession of stolen property, probation violations, resisting arrest. police have been concentrating a lot of effort on catching car break in thiefs. and as of the end of june - auto burglaries were down 20 percent - after this that number is sure to go up. the city has been cracking down on this after alarming data showed in the last seven

japantown and fillmore area. they had a lot of wonderful things to say about the department but also some of the challenges that exist out there, and it was a real pleasure and an honor for me to go out there and hear from the leaders of that community. so it's been a busy month, even though we haven't been in meetings. >> thank you, commissioner hamasaki? anything further? please call the next line item. we're not done yet, magic. >> item 3-d, commission they tried to do one afterward, and they were chased by the police, and the chase was called off. two days in a row, i walked down post street, and the same people who i see with the hypodermic needles in the morning, i saw them running out of the north face store with a bunch of jackets, no cops, no police, no nothing. i'm a little concerned, we have a lot of people with specialty details, you see a lot of police officers on twitter. i'd like to see more police officers on the beat, more feet on the ground, so if we can get an idea of what's happening on that f

and this has happened in japantown. it happens in other places. i'm also part of an organization called apia-hip, asian pacific islanders, historic preservation. we'll have our national forum here in san francisco in november. this is our fifth forum. it's really significant to us. and throughout the time that we have held these events, the california historical society has been a key partner. they've helped us grow. they helped us bring our programs together. they would do the kind of work that would make the old mint a very important structure for not just the city, not just the nation, but for our comments. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is paul wermer. and i realize i can't add a lot to what people have already said about the importance of the old mint. the one thing i would like to re-emphasize is that when you have a place azmathest -- as majestic as the old mint, it helps people to focus and tell the stories about the fact that help to inform where we are today and perhaps help us better understand the problems we're fac

police say they are all in connection to eight cases of car burglaries in the japantown area which happened between july 26th and last wednesday.these men were booked on a variety of charges including burglary, possession of stolen property, probation violations, resisting arrest. this year the city has been concentrating its efforts on car break ins after alarming data revealed there has been over 81-thousand car break-ins in the last seven years.áin that time - only 13 arrests were made.áthe numbers show just how much of a win this string of arrests are for police.but one has to wonder if these men are found guilty, will they re-offend?<"what happens once these car burglaries get processed are they going to get out on bail? is it going to happen right away again.">a trend we will have to look out for - but in the mean time - s-f-p-d is working to continue lowering the number of break ins which is already 20 percent down from last year. i spoke to several people in the area - who want to know how s-f-p-d was so successful - i reached out to the department but no one was available for comme

now, san francisco police have arrested 12 men in connection to car burglaries in japantown. kron 4's sara stinson has the details. this is a huge win for s-f-p-d and for anyone who lives in the city. most of the break-ins these 12 men were involved in happened on geary street ranging from gough street to laguna. i spoke with several people who say this has happened to them not once, not twice, but several times. <"got my truck broken into several times. had to replace the windows, the locker, about $3k stolen of equipment."> <"the radio was removed and the change i had for the parking meters.">victims of car break-ins in san francisco are to report the incident on the s-f-p-d website, but - <"but never heard back, nothing ever happened."> <"police said they're not going to be able to do anything about it.">although - they say it's a huge relief to hear about this string of arrests. <"it's somewhat satisfying." ><"cudos to the police department.">take a look at the mug shots of each of the 12 men - they range in age from 18 to 39 years old. police say they are all in connecti

(justine) san franciscco police have arrested 12 men in connection to car burglaries in the japantown. kron 4's sara stinson has the details. this is a huge win for s-f-p-d and for anyone who lives in the city. most of the break-ins these 12 men were involved in happened on geary street ranging from gough street to laguna. i spoke with several people who say this has happened to them not once, not twice, but several times.<"got my truck broken into several times. had to replace the windows, the locker, about $3k stolen of equipment."><"the radio was removed and the change i had for the parking meters."> victims of car break-ins in san francisco are to report the incident on the s-f-p-d website, but -<"but never heard back, nothing ever happened."><"police said they're not going to be able to do anything about it."> although - they say it's a huge relief to hear about this string of arrests. <"it's somewhat satisfying." ><"cudos to the police department."> take a look at the mug shots of each of the 12 men - they range in age from 18 to 39 years old. police say they are all in connecti

there's the eastern neighborhood plan, merced, shipyard two, japantown cultural heritage.ssion 2020 plan, 5m, the hub, central soma and the list goes on. there are many other projects large and small and all that have mattered to me. i remained anchored in my profession, shaped and challenged by circumstances inside and out side the city and by an ever increasing amount of planning in san francisco, including gentrification. today i find myself expand and shaped by my past 12 years on the commission and my professional skills remain one of my strengths, i find i've become more consistent and stronger voice for neighborhood concerns including ethnicity, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, types of disabilities and other relevant demographic qualities of the city at large. with an urgent awareness of the enormous, increasing imbalance in our affordability for housing, rising income gaps, i believe that a balance has to be balanced somewhere so we can be livable and our way of life sustainable for all that can regain an element sustainable for all. i'm actually ro

police have arrested 12 men in connection to car burglaries in the japantown neighborhood. the 12 men range in age from 18 to 39 years old. police say they are connected to eight cases of car burglaries between july 26th and last wednesday. they were booked on a variety of charges including burglary, possession of stolen property, violations and arrest. comparison ... there has been thousand car the last seven that time - arrests were made.car break-ins percent from ( darya ) in the east bay... the berkley police department is asking people to register their home security cameras. registering the cameras would allow the police department to quickly find cameras that could help investigtors solve crimes. it could also save investigators time in identifying criminals. registering security cameras is free... and personal information would be kept confidential. ( james ) for your money this morning... workers may be about to take home their biggest paychecks in years. and brand name shoes and handbags don't help your chances of making friends. jane king is live at the nasdaq wi

our largest challenges in creating this cultural district when we compare ourselves to chinatown, japantown or little saigon, there's little communities there that act as place makers. when you enter into little philippines, you're like where are the businesses, and that's one of the challenges we're trying to solve. >> undercover love wouldn't be possible without the help of the mayor and all of our community partnerships out there. it costs approximately $60,000 for every event. undiscovered is a great tool for the cultural district to bring awareness by bringing the best parts of our culture which is food, music, the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscans to see is the dynamics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic maing money that we forgot about those that make our city and community unique. when

calls for $1.5 million to be spent on new bike lanes downtown near san jose state, spreading into japantown and towards sap center. job one, keep everyone safe. >> if they feel safer, i think they'll be more encouraged to actually ride their bicycles instead of getting in a car and causing more traffic congestion. >> reporter: nirvana for bikers might be lanes like this one, where as this graphic shows, cars would have to park outside of bike lanes, creating a barrier between bikes and traffic. >> yes, it would help a lot. >> i would love it. the cyclists would come out more and more because they would have their own lanes. >> reporter: so get out your apps and grab a bike. the ride will get smoother soon. now, the city says the new lanes should be set up and in place sometime next year. there is a trade-off here, though. the city also says because of the plan, there will be 80 fewer parking spaces in the area. reporting live in downtown san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> coming up, an actress who helped start the me too movement now accused of trying to cover up her own sex abu

francisco police just announced the arrest of 12 people in connection with a series of car burglaries in japantownhe latest case happened just this past wednesday. the arrest, part of an ongoing citywide effort to curb car burglaries in the city. back in a moment. on sites ) are helping students achieve their dreams. meet one ambitious young lady who )s ready for back-to- school, thanks to you! and we )ll track all the news that breaks overnight, plus top stories to get you ready for the day. )today in the bay. ) 4:30 to 7. 4:30 to 7. at at&t, we believe in access. 4:30 to 7. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. while oti'm the only ones servthat has the bowlsff, to serve something different. i mean, just look

police say that they were involved in eight smash and grabs in the japantown area, all of them busted by officers in plain clothes between july 26th and august 15th. the arrests were at geary and laguna street, two along center street and another at webster and post. car burglaries are down 20% so far this year. >>> antidrug groups gathered in san francisco to protest the city's plan to open a new safe injection site for drug users. there is no word on where or when it might happen. several facilities already exist in europe and canada but san francisco's would be the first in the u.s. the city says that goal is to reduce overdose deaths, public drug use and discarded syringes. in response to the protest, the mayor said that what we are currently doing is not working and we need to be prepared to prepare things that are working in other communities. opponents argue that move could do more harm than good. >> the government's priority should be focused on public prevention, including drug use prevention. government should not are virtually encourage illegal drug consumption and illegal