the very first japantown was formed in san francisco. people built a life here, despite tremendous obstacles, despite tremendous racism and hatred that culminated in the forced removal of our entire community during world war ii. but people came back. people came back and re-established homes. they re-established businesses. they found a way to rebuild this community following the war, only to be removed a second time in the name of urban renewal. the second time that our community was removed from this area, people didn't come back, and that can never be undone. today we -- those of us who are fighting to preserve our community have to find ways to continue to draw people and bring people into our community. we have to find opportunities and ways to bring our community to gather and really honor those who came before us, who work so hard to preserve our community, and that's what this project represents to us. it represents a legacy to those who built this community and to those who continue to want to preserve it and to maintain the vi

happened late thi minutes the roads around japantown have just reopd. offi were invoar rob suspects. those officers called in backup. well, the backup offi w time. his car hit one of the officers, one of the suspects and ended up crashing into a bus stop. the suspect hit by the car has major injuries tonight. one of the officers on foot was hurt too, but not badly. a second suspect was arrested near the scene. the crime scene stretches for miles. those streets were closed throughout the night but they have reopened. >>> another scary afternoon for drivers on a contra costa county highway. gunfire rings out and the target of that gunshot says heluy to b. thom, this is a familiar scener driver says he has no idea who was shooting at him. >> reporter: you might remember just two years ago a man was shot and killed as he traveled eastbound here on highway just where three people were shot just south of me and one of them was killed. the driver today tells me he was targeted going westbound from the exit. he asked that we only use his first name and not show

it was caught on this camera by the japantown district. they say they turned the footage over to the san francisco police. >>> now, in the last hour, police told us -- in the last hour police told us they have arrested a second suspect, 30-year-old leunides may, and right now he's facing several charges including burglary. that other suspect right now still in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. reporting live, kumasi aaron, abc7 news. >> kumasi, thank you. a 28-year-old woman is dead after a car crashed into the right share vehicle in which she was a passenger. it happened in santa clara on poinciana drive. abc7 news kris reyes explains how the police tried to stop the suspect just moments before the crash. >> the suspect vehicle was driven by a single male adult and was traveling southbound on lawrence expressway when he failed to stop for a red light. >> reporter: it happened at about 1:30 a.m. sunday at this intersection in santa clara. the suspect is san jose resident 32-year-old claudio perez. he was arrested on scene and ch

parked in japantown, mayor is out of town, supervisor was usg it in role as acting mayor. tongue in cheek response. >> she's not going to let me use it anymore, is she? back to bicycle for me. have to wait until comes home. oy. >> driver's side mirror has to be replaced. no word on the driver. >>> corporate theft, dig deeper in wake of today's criminal charges against a former google engineer. >>> inside chase, back inside the new chase center and hear from the warriors owner. >>> project runway, work at sfo. >>> weather is >>> as we told you a few minutes ago, former google engineer anthony levandowski is facing federal charnels, accused of stealing secrets and taking to new employer uber. here to talk about that development, it's one thing, corporate giants battling out over intellectual property. different deal with feds involved with criminal charges. >> absolutely right and also unusual bringing it against a single senior executive. seen companies battle each other, file lawsuits all the time when one executive moves to another company, especially in tech, trying to g

nbc bay area has obtained video of someone setting a fire in front of a home near japantown. it's not the only video out there. we have more of this jarring video and why it's part of a bigger problem, robert. >> reporter: i have been hearing from a lot of people from around the downtown area reporting apparent arson fires. the neighborhood around japantown has had other fires exhibit bfires, but this was caught on home security cameras. you see a man get off a bicycle and set a pile of brush on fire and that has neighbors rattled. >> my concern is it was just a brush pile that was on fire exhibfire, but it could have been a house or church. >> reporter: the fire department kept the flames from spreading, but this map shows how many fires have been set around the downtown area in the past six months. the map shows about 36 in all. ne there have been three recent incidents, two last night and another about three weeks ago. >> reporter: the security cameras recorded a possible vandal. >> today we are cutting back trees so my tentant, his cameras can hopefully catch the subject.

three of the businesses are in japantown. it's been around for the 45 years. and which helps to preserve japanese culture. the businesses are nominated by city leaders, and approve birthday i the small business commission. >>> and innovative partnership is providing small businesses a place to grow. the project is centered around a new food market. city and community leaders hope it will draw people to the neighborhood. >> nothing brings the community together like food. >> reporter: mayor london breed hopes that's true here. it's called bay view bistro and it's giving food entrepreneurs an opportunity. the idea is a public private partnership. they plan to break ground on a mixed use development. and for now has loaned the land free of charge to a public utilities program that aims to help small businesses. they are getting free space and coaching to help them succeed. >> just to see somebody come in and say we noticed your hard work means something to me. i've done it by myself. and i didn't think help was an option. >> there are three businesses and the foo

burglary suspect are still recovering this morning after a squad car hit both of them during a chase in japantown. the crash happened around 5:20 last night. sfpd says plain clothed police officers were on foot chasing two burglary suspects near geary boulevard and webster street. officers called in backup. the backup officer was driving but didn't slow down in time. his car hit one of the officers, one of the suspects, and ended up crashing into a bus stop. the suspect hit by the car is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the officer was hurt as well, but his injuries, we're told, were minor. the second suspect was arrested at the scene. geary boulevard and webster street were closed until just before 11:00 last night. >>> a los angeles county sheriff's deputy is being fired after he lied about being shot by a sniper. officials say 21-year-old deputy angel reynosa made up a story being ambushed last week. the deputy said a bullet hit his right shoulder. los angeles went on high alert as dozens of deputies spent hours searching for the apparent gunman but no shooter was found. officia

in san francisco, head to the 46th annual street fair in japantown on saturday where you'll find manyspects of asian pacific life expressed through art, music, and food. the santa clara county fair is underway, featuring traditional family fun at the fairgrounds, or pop over to the renaissance fair at discovery meadow. and you'll find pageantry and other games. food and drink, crafts, music, and dance. and in the east bay. pedal fest returns on saturday with stunts, and unicycle lessons. food, drinks, and family fund. the concord jazz fest, live music for fray. and the sonoma county fair is fun for the whole family with everything from carnival rides and food to music and concerts. or enjoy the petaluma music festival. in sports, a's and are home. and giants are away. and i'm rosemary orozco. >>> plans for a public bathroom are inappropriate and disrespectful. how the city that's planning the project is trying to make the veterans happy. >>> and how the santa clara sheriff is trying to ensure people that they can feel safe at the shooting in gilroy. compare comcast business to your cu

. >> there's so many complaints in japantown, the community has four of these receptacles. city hall plans to install 80 of them through out san ancio. they a tdhe neat. i like that. >>> students and stress. the bay area schools about to see a surge in spendingilli customers could see their power shut off due to high wildfire risk. the new website that shows customers how to predict those power disruptions. >>> home invasion with a twist. a bay area family was shocked to find who police say is behind the crime. ...you discover paint bleed you under your tape...... not with frogtape! frogtape is the only painter's tape treated with patented paintblock technology. paintblock reacts with the water in latex paint to form a micro-barrier against paint bleed, giving you the sharpest lines possible. get professional results with frogtape... no messy lines, no paint bleed. for sharp lines every time, frog it! >>> now at 5:00, pg&e preparing for the worst of wildfire si season. we'll show you a new resource to warn customers about power shutoff. >>> you're never more than seven minu

hopefully become brick and mortars so we can create a cultural district similar to chinatown or japantown have a lot of businesses but they're kind of spread out all over and so we really wanna condense so people can come to one street and just walk it and see filipino businesses. robert: and i don't think that people are necessarily aware of that because everybody sort of knows that there's a large filipino population in the bay area and there are places like in daly city and other places where you really see a lot of concentration. but you don't really-- the awareness hasn't been as strong for san francisco. gina: totally. i mean, the cultural district is new. it's only the fourth year that it's been in existence so-- and there's a lot of people to educate about it. but i think we're doing a good job. i mean, last year--last month. it feels like last year. we launched for our third season and we had over $83,000 in economic activity, like, people coming and spending money at these businesses so that's what excites us. robert: yes, yes, and the pistahan and some other kind of events that

in san francisco, head to the 46th annual street fair in japantown on saturday where you'll find manyts of asian pacific american life expressed through performance art, music, and food. the santa clara county fair is underway. featuring traditional family fun at the santa clara county fairgrounds, or pop over to the renaissance fair. and you'll find pageantry, jousting, and other games, food and drink, crafts, music, and dance. in the east pay, pedal fest returns with unicycle lessons, alongside food, drink, and other family fun. enjoy live music. in the north bay, the sonoma county fair is fun for the whole family with everything from carnival rides and food. and enjoy the 12th national petaluma music festival happening at the sonoma marin fairgrounds. i'm rosemary orozco and that's the weekend watch. >>> coming up on the four, how to help others in an emergency situation like the gilroy garlic festival shooting. until paramedics arrive you are the help. we'll tell you about a little known training program available to everything that could make a difference between life and death.

three of the businesses recognized are in japantown.s sweetshop that has been around for 40 years. this bakery on buchanan. the national japanese-american historical society. >>> an ineffective public- private partnership is providing some small businesses a place to grow in san francisco's bay view district. it is centered around the food market. as greg wiggins reports, city and community leader says it will draw people to the neighborhood. >> reporter: nothing brings the community together like that. >> reporter: mayor london breed hopes that is true. at third and hudson you will find big dreams on the tiny plot of land. it is called bay view bistro, and it is giving local food entrepreneurs an opportunity to market and grow their businesses. >> this is a stepping off point for businesses who are participating. >> reporter: the idea is a public-private partnership. they have loaned the land free of charge to a public utilities commission program that aims to help noble neighborhoods. small businesses are getting free space and coachi

three of the businesses are in japantown.he sweet shop on sutter street has been around for the 40 years. and the national japanese american historical society. all of them were nominated by city leaders and approved by the small business commission. >>> home sales in the bay area saw a decline in the past year. according to a red fin report, housing prices dropped in san jose and oakland. in san jose, down 3.3% with the median price at $1.1 million. and in oakland, 2.6%. the median price is now 650,000. sales have been weaker than expected considering the mortgage rates falling since early spring. >>> the food and drug administration proposing new packaging requirements for cigarettes. and it would use graphic photos to show the dangers of smoking. they feature 13 realistic images of the health risks of smoking. a written warning with the graphic images would cover after of the front of every package of cigarettes, replacing the warning label on the side. >> a picture is worth a thousand words, when you join text warnings wi

three of the businesses are in japantown. on sutter street for 45 years. foundation helps to preserve japanese culture. and the japanese american historical society, all of them nominated by city leaders, and approved by the small business commission. >>> there's a new open area marketplace. mayor london breed and city officials were on hand for the grand opening of the bistro which features a regular rotation of entrepreneurs who live and work in bay view hunters point. >> there are a lot of people working in this community. and there's a lot of people living in this community. and having amazing food options for and by the people of this community is critical to the success, the long-term success and stability of the bay view hunters point community. erwedn friday. and 5:00 to month as part of a special community night. >>> in the napa valley, this year's grape harvest has begun. white wine grapes are due to be harvested by the end of the month. the cabernet sov earn i don't know will begin by the end of next month. >>> so far, so good for the bay area t

our largest challenges in creating this cultural district when we compare ourselves to chinatown, japantownlittle 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 peo

officer and a burglary suspect are recovering after a squad car hit both of them during a chase in japantownappened around 5:20 last night. plain clothed police officers were on foot chasing two car burglary suspects near geary boulevard and leominster street. the backup officer was driving, didn't slow down in time. his car hit one of the officers, one of the suspects and ended up crashing into a bus stop. the suspect hit by the car is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the officer was hurt as well, but his injuries were minor. the second suspect was arrested at the scene. geary boulevard and webster street were closed until just before 11:00 last night. >>> and it's pride weekend in silicon valley. thousands came out to downtown san jose's plaza de cesar chavez to celebrate. one of the special segments of the festival today was called trans and friends. organizers say they want to show support to this part of the community especially because they're more likely to be victims of discrimination. >> our trans brothers and sisters are feeling more pressure and they're being exclud

police say an unmarked police car hit an officer and burglary suspect near japantown. abc news reporter liz pena has the details. >> reporter: in this video shot by a witness a man can be seen lying olt ground underneath a police vehicle. he was chased by two others officers earlier. san francisco police confirmed this information. >> they were facing two auto burglary suspects. during that time additional units. at that time an unmarked police car on the scene. >> reporter: a plain clothed officer chasing the man on foot. >> that vehicle struck a police officer and the suspect. those two were taken to the hospital. the suspect was in life threatening condition and the officer is nonlife threatening condition. >> hours after the collision the unmarked police car was removed from the scene with a smashed hood. >> now geary boulevard is a well-known area for barakins in san francisco. it's still not know if the suspect was committing a crime before the chase. liz pena, abc 7 news. >>> the search is on for whoever shot at a motorist in antioch yesterday afternoon. this co

police say an unmarked police car hit an officer and burglary suspect near japantown. abc news reporter liz pena has the details. >> reporter: in this video shot by a witness, a man can be seen lying on the ground underneath a police vehicle. according to witnesses a man was chased by two other police officers earlier. san francisco police confirmed this information. >> they were facing two auto burglary suspects. during that time, they called for additional units. at that time an unmarked police car arrived on the scene. >> reporter: korld to sffd a plain clothed officer was chasing him on foot. >> that vehicle struck a police officer and the suspect. those two were taken to the hospital. the suspect was in life threatening condition and the officer is nonlife threatening condition. >> hours after the collision the unmarked police car was removed from the scene with a smashed hood. >> now geary boulevard is a well-known area for came break-ins in san francisco. it's still not know if the suspect was committing a crime before the chase. in the newsroom, liz pena, abc 7

they were installed in japantown yesterday. it can compact trash automatically as it begins to fill up. they are expensive though and cost around $4,000 each before maintenance costs. >> we're really willing to look at all kinds of garbage cans and ways to keep the city clean. >> this gives you more of an option and looking for people to not throw trash on the ground. >>> things get dumped into the bay every single day. but do you ever wonder what happens to all that debris. they use a specialized all aluminum high-speedboat named the john dillard to find and remove the debris before one of the many ferries runs into it. >> probably the oddest with the exception of floating cars and refrigerators. >> refrigerators. >> cars. >> and a jacuzzi with chlorinated water in it. >> wow. the john dill ard is on patrol four days a week. the busiest time is during winter storms. >>> a monster yacht the length of a football field and we found out who it belongs to. our don ford snapped this picture yesterday. it belongs to british businessm

it happened saturday at gary boulevard and webster street in japantown.an auto burglary. >> nbc's anchor kumasi aaron speaks with a woman who saw the whole thing. she is live now, kumasi? >> reporter: she told me she was walking with her fiancee and the suspect ran right past them. he was being chased by police. they caught him and they thought everything was over, but it was just beginning. >>> it's hard to watch this video. the blurred aftermath of a man run over by a car. imagine seeing it happen in real

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