call some >>we're back at 4.26 a historic monument in san jose's japantown has been targeted by vandals the granite monolith honors the city's japanese immigrants and it's a symbol of resilience. the council member for the district believes this was racially motivated, but that doesn't mean it's any less disheartening he says japantown struggles through the pandemic have gotten worse because of recent burglaries and other petty crimes like this. >>don't without having some sense of pride because this is sitting up here. we want to get this cleaned up is it quickly as possible. but also be able to come out and address the concerns that this community has had overall. >>council member for all is believes that this graffiti was done at random by a well-known tagging crew that uses the name jb s. still ahead on the kron 00:00am morning news, san francisco's castro district is rolling out a new program to help crack down on recent spikes in crime. >>we'll tell you who's patrolling the streets coming up after the break. >>all right we are back for 30 and at the half hour if you're just joinin

they want to come together to really tackle this issue that in chinatown, in japantown, in the tenderloin, in any area in san francisco, because we know this is not only chinatown in san francisco that has this violence incident, but city wide. we're over 30% of the population in san francisco. >> sarah, you and the other groups together today are calling for a day of action coming up this saturday, february 13th. tell us about that and how can the public get involved? >> so on february 13th, that will be an event in oakland, and we want to continue that action movement so that event in san francisco will be february 13th. it will be held at civic center plaza, the time around noon, but more details will come out on social media, but thank you for bringing that up. >> absolutely. yeah, and russell, what would you advise we as individuals, no matter where we live, in the suburbs or the city, what color we are, what state we're from, what can we each do to really try to make the situation better? protect our elders and also try to prevent hate crimes from happening? >> well, if you do see a

i love in the heart of san jose's japantown at the corner of north fifth and jackson street's you can'tiss this £11,000 granite rock. not just any rock, but a monument that holds special significance straight from a little island in japan. we were able to secure a stone in japan and have it shipped over and it sort of made the same journey that the original essays did a nod to the first generation easy. pioneers who immigrated from japan and settled in san jose granite symbolizing their strength and resilience, a gift given in 2000 and eight from san jose, sister city. okuyama yeah, overnight monday that gift was tagged with red graffiti. it's heartbreaking. it's hard to believe that somebody would, you know, be doing something like this was extremely disheartened councilman rubble paralysis who represents japan town, says the community has struggled already with business is broken into and vandalized and recent weeks i don't believe this was targeted specific for the asian american community i've happened to seen. unfortunately this this particular moniker community members suspected t

a monument in san jose japantown was targeted by vandals you can see what they did. it's a granite monolith honoring the city's japanese immigrants, and they covered red spray paint city leaders are looking for answers and the police are investigating kron four's dan thorn has more. >>the council member that represents this district does not believe that this vandalism was racially motivated but that doesn't make it any less disheartening for an area that's been struggling like so many others throughout this pandemic this is just another unfortunate hit red graffiti covers a historic monument in san jose's japantown the spray paint put there by an unknown vandal is unnerving the city's japanese community, this is just adding insult to injury. this has been a tremendously difficult years. >>it's 19 and we want interrupt to go live to levi stadium. you can see the governor is talking about the covid situation, let's of its kind here in the state of california san diego county. he is leading this state as a county in terms of the administration of the vaccine. >>more va

. >>> historic monument in japantown vandalized. red graffiti. the monument one of three at 5th and jackson, honoring japanese immigrants who settled. police are not formally investigating because no one filed a report. but plans to work with police to make sure those who tagged it are held responsible. >>> making it in the bay, master plan to address homelessness took a tiny step forward. tiny houses of hope, built in shadow of the old city hall, 25 homes the start of long range housing plan. plan to build more units but these are available right now. >> families participating in this program are dealing with a lot of trauma being homeless, these houses of hope will give them critical services in order to transfer into permanent housing [ speaking spanish ]. >> hope is only will need to stay a few months before local agencies find something more permanent. >>> in honor of black history month, recognizing black americans making history each and every day, our change makers. honoring of leader of san jose nonprofit focused on helping african-ameri

>>a historic monument in san jose's japantown was targeted by vandals you can see what they did here. this is a giant monolith which honors the city's japanese immigrants, it's a symbol of resilience. now the council member for this district doesn't think this was racially motivated. but he says it doesn't mean it doesn't hurt any less he says to pass time japantown struggles through the pandemic and it only got worse for a lot of because of recent burglaries and other petty crimes just like this. >>i want to without having some sense of pride because this is sitting up here. we want to get this cleaned up is it quickly as possible. but also be able to come out and address the concerns that this community has had overall. >>councilmember peralez believes that this graffiti was done by it was random act by well-known tagging crew that uses the name j b f. >>it's a 25 and still ahead lawmakers say they're getting closer to reaching a deal to reopen schools all across california we'll tell you what it entails coming up. ♪ we always have a big party, it's a big thing for us. everyone gets

>>new 99 a historic monument in san jose's japantown is found to face by a vandal they granite monolithe immigrants was covered with red spray paint overnight. tonight city leaders are looking for answers as to why someone would do this kron four's dan thorn live tonight in san jose with the latest on this case stand. grant and vicki, the council number that represents this district is not believe that this vandalism was racially motivated. >>but that doesn't make it any less disheartening for an area that's been struggling like so many throughout this pandemic this is just another unfortunate hit. red graffiti covers a historic monument in san jose's japantown the spray paint put there by an unknown vandal is unnerving the city's japanese community, this is just adding insult to injury. this has been a tremendously difficult year, especially for small businesses city council member peralez believes this graffiti was done at random by a well known tag and crew that uses the moniker j b f. >>he says japan towns struggles to the pandemic have gotten worse because of recent burglaries and

also this morning around 8 a 3rd shooting happened in the japantown district off of jackson street, an adult victim is being treated at the hospital police have not released. any more information though about any suspects that they're looking for tonight. also in the south bay 8 people lost their home after a fire this morning in the san jose it started around 7 o'clock this morning when neighbor spotted smoke coming from the city market at the corner of locust in virginia streets. crews arrived at the scene to find the small store there at the bottom level on fire. 7 people living on the second floor were able to escape but firefighters had to help an 8th person to safety out of the building. no injuries reported the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>san francisco tonight. police tonight say they need your help trying to find a missing teenage girl. this is a 14 year-old kalen go red she's described as a 5 foot one weighing 90 pounds. investigators say she left home sometime between tuesday night and wednesday afternoon. police say she lives in the city's northern district a

>>we're back at 7.24 in the south bay a historic monument in san jose's japantown was targeted by vandals you can see what was done the granite monolith honoring the city's japanese immigrants was covered with red spray paint now city leaders are looking for answers as to why someone would do this kron four's dan storm has a closer look. the council member that represents this district is not believe that this vandalism was racially motivated but that doesn't make it any less disheartening. >>for an area that's been struggling like so many others throughout this pandemic this is just another unfortunate hit red graffiti covers a historic monument in san jose's japantown the spray paint put there by an unknown vandal is unnerving the city's japanese community, this is just adding insult to injury. this has been a tremendously difficult year, especially for small businesses city council member peralez believes this graffiti was done at random by a well known tag and crew that uses the moniker j b f. >>he says japan towns struggles to the pandemic have gotten worse because of recent burglari

>>thank you ran a at 5.16, let's head to the south bay where this historic monument santos's japantown was targeted by vandals the granite monolith honors the city's japanese immigrants, and you can see here was covered with red spray paint city leaders are looking for answers as to why someone would do this with kron four's dan thorn with a closer look. the council member that represents this district does not believe that this vandalism was racially motivated but that doesn't make it any less disheartening. >>for an area that's been struggling like so many others throughout this pandemic this is just another unfortunate hit red graffiti covers a historic monument in san jose's japantown the spray paint put there by an unknown vandal is unnerving the city's japanese community, this is just adding insult to injury. this has been a tremendously difficult year, especially for small businesses city council member peralez believes this graffiti was done at random by a well known tag and crew that uses the moniker j b f. >>he says japan towns struggles to the pandemic have gotten worse beca

and around the fillmore and also a huge concentration of seniors, both in the lesser edition and japantown. fortunately we have not seen the large outbreaks that those communities have experienced in other parts of the country and other parts of the city, but obviously we will want to act proactively. i note that the zip codes that are targeted do not include any of the zip codes in my district that i'm referring to, so how does the prioritization factor in vulnerability when looking at geography as distinct from where the cases are high? >> so in terms of one of the things is that our safety net clinics are spread across the city, and maxine hall was actually one of the first clinics to get vaccine and start vaccinating, so you're completely right. it's not just about the location. and truly the people over 75, 80 that we need to vaccinate as soon as possible are all vulnerable. some have more access than others, but we are spread across the city and in all different districts, and so it is working with our health care providers. like i said, d.p.h. gets an allocation and then we allocate

this is the latest in a series of attacks in san jose's japantown. but i love it. i love in the heart of san jose's japantown at the corner of north fifth and jackson street's you can't miss this £11,000 granite rock. not just any rock, but a monument that holds special significance straight from a little island in japan. we were able to secure a stone in japan and have it shipped over and it sort of made the same journey that the original essays did a non to the first generation easy. pioneers who immigrated from japan and settled in san jose granite symbolizing their strength and resilience, a gift given in 2000 and eight from san jose, sister city. okuyama yeah, overnight monday that gift was tagged with red graffiti. it's heartbreaking. it's hard to believe that somebody would, you know, be doing something like this. i was extremely disheartened councilman rubble paralysis who represents japan town, says the community has struggled already with business is broken into and vandalized and recent weeks i don't believe this was targeted specific for the asian ameri

presented to san jose as a gift from its sister city of okinawa, japan, okayama rather japan, the japantowncommunity says it stands with renewed gratitude for the perseverance and sacrifice of japanese pioneers who settled in san jose. the vandalism was discovered on monday. so far, there is no word of any arrests. city of san jose is hoping to entice people to visit downtown. there's valentine's day weekend with some new attractions. ktvu is as a smith tells us, it's all being done to try to help struggling businesses. have you lost that loving feeling in case you have several new features added to downtown san jose to get you in the valentine's day spirit. starting thursday, people can visit this valentine's day arch in there. the fairmont hotel, take selfies toe when gift cards i've just taken a couple of pictures is kind of cool. i'm going. some buildings lit up in toe light up some buildings. tombo ploy, some local artists through local color to put some brown paper love into the windows partnership with the city of san jose and the downtown association, doing all they can to help busi

. >> happening now, historic monument in san jose's japantown vandalized. graffiti is on the "empire" near stone. the monument sits at the corner of north 5th and jackson. one of the sites honoring japanese immigrants who settled in san jose. police say as of right now officers aren't yet investigating it because no one has filed a report about the vandalism. we're back with more. toyota's presidents day sales event has been declared. get to your toyota dealer any way you can for star-spangled savings on the best lineup of cars, trucks and suvs in america! just annoued, get 0% apr on 8 of toyota's top-selling models, like rav4, camry, corolla, and prius. all toyotas come with toyota safety sense and complimentary scheduled maintanance. toyota's presidents day sales event is on now! toyota. let's go places. >>> okay. forget cash and credit. you might soon be able to buy a tesla with bitcoin. today tesla announced it invested $1.35 billion into the cryptocurrency. the electric car maker filed a brief with the securities exchange commission saying it bought th

another shooting happened on jackson street in the city's japantown district. police have not released any details about what led up to the shootings or if any suspects have been arrested. one man died after being taken to the hospital. also in san jose, a two alarm fire at a neighborhood market leaves eight people without a place to live. this fire was reported around 6 45 this morning at the cdo market near locust and virginia streets, seven residents living on the second floor escaped on their own, but firefighters had to assist in eighth person out of the building. no other injuries were reported because of the fire is under investigation, and the red cross is assisting those displaced residents tonight. the owner of the vallejo story is receiving some much needed support from police and firefighters. both the vallejo police officers union and vallejo firefighters union are donating money to the store owner's family after an attempted robbery and shooting that happened tuesday night. it was at the dollar, plus and party supplies store on sonoma boulevard, a

a year for a couple, a granite monument in the heart of san jose's japantown has been the target of vandalism. members of the community say there were heartbroken to find that the granite. had been tagged with red graffiti overnight. they say the monument arrived 13 years ago as a gift from okayama, which is sent jose's sister city in japan. the granite is said to symbolize strength and resilience and pays tribute to the first generation of japanese immigrants find it hard to imagine if people really understood the symbolism that. um they would. they would do something like this. security video captured a bike rider at 1 30 in the morning, who is believed to be responsible for the vandalism. a construction company is. planning to restore the monument, okay, we got a lot of activity out in the pacific. that's always a good sign for something inbound coming in our direction for some rain or snow, and in fact, we got a big cloud shield here. it's huge, actually, but it's really not producing much more than a few light showers or sprinkles or drizzle along the coast. parts of the bear have had re

years, the national japanese american historical society would host a day of remembrance event in japantown. but because of the pandemic of virtual gathering is planned for tomorrow night instead. man in the east bay starts a bike repair business out of his garage during the pandemic, coming up the citation he received from the city and the effort to save his source of income. fill a bit disappointed. i feel like i'm being attacked. i mean, my livelihood in businesses threatened. there's some light. scattered showers headed our way just the north of us. now we'll look at those and what you can expect us. we get into your friday saturday and beyond. this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance is usually so complicated, you need to be a lawyer to understand it. that's why three was created. it's a better kind of business insurance. it's only three pages. straightforward. if you own it, three covers it. got a cheese slice for "spokesperson?" that's me. i don't even need to see what's happening behind me to know it's covered. (screaming) this commercial is now over. logo.

i know the shooting happened on jackson street in japantown. one adult, was taken to the hospital and later died. police say the shootings appear to be unrelated. they have not said whether anyone has been arrested for any of these cases. three people are dead and two others injured following the shooting inside of louisiana gun store and shooting range shooting broke out just before three o'clock this afternoon in the new orleans suburb of metarie. investigators say a man went into the gun store and fatally shot two people, customers and staff and opened fire on the shooter, killing him, according to investigators. the disagreement inside of the store led to the suspect opening fire. large pieces of a united airlines jetliner fell from the sky onto neighborhoods. no denver earlier today, but this is a shocking video. here, take a check it out just how damaged the engine was during flight. united airlines confirms the flight left denver international heading for honolulu around 12 15. the crew reported an issue with the plane's right engine and

in san francisco, a man is knocked to the ground in japantown for his cell phone. he google translated what happened. these are just some of the dozens of incident reports from asian americans i've received from you in recent days. after so many high profile attacks, many are speaking out for the first time, like niha tran, coo of the popular burma superstar restaurant group. >> we felt the need and the obligation and responsibility to use the voice that's been given to us by a previous generation to speak out and say what's happening. >> reporter: this after multiple incidents at their oakland location, including this man who threw a bottle of sanitizer at an employee and another bashing in the front window. while these victims are all asian, it's important to note not all of these crimes are racially motivated. many in law enforcement tell me asians just happen to be easy targets for these crimes of opportunity because we're smaller in stature. asian seniors congregate in places like chinatowns, but it's also cultural. >> my parents were just robbed in broad dayl

police say she would often visit japantown. the safeway on webster street and the target on gary.an investigation by the sonoma county sheriff's department and the d e a lead to the arrest of seven people and the seizure of about £19 of methamphetamine. the arrest came after five search warrants were served in the santa rosa area and one in san jose on wednesday, along with the drugs, authorities recovered packaging materials and $12,000 in cash. suspects were booked with a list of charges that include felony possession and transporting of a controlled substance for sale and felony conspiracy. among other charges. police in piedmont stop the theft of dump truck and trailer with a bobcat tractor attached. officers attempted to stop the truck on highway 13 in oakland yesterday, but the driver abandoned the rig and took off across the highway. officers didn't chase the driver, though, because of the risk of getting hit. police said the search of the truck turned up a replica glock 19 gun, marijuana and other evidence police plan to return the equipment to its owner. it facade, joy, e

pandemic this is just another unfortunate hit red graffiti covers a historic monument in san jose's japantown the spray paint put there by an unknown vandal is unnerving the city's japanese community, this is just adding insult to injury. this has been a tremendously difficult year, especially for small businesses city council member peralez believes this graffiti was done at random by a well known tag and crew that uses the moniker j b f. >>he says japan towns struggles to the pandemic have gotten worse because of recent burglaries and other petty crimes like this streaming disheartening to see that we people out in community when it come out and just face whatever it may this one just hurts instinct little more. >>the monument was erected as a tribute to the east say pioneers, the first japanese immigrants to san jose. the 5 and a half ton gift came from japanese sister kiama as a symbol of resilience. the community expects that spirit to continue despite the defacing i don't want without having some sense of pride because this is sitting up here. we want to get this cleaned up is it quickl

granite monument was presented to san jose is a gift from its sister city of okayama, japan in 1993 japantown community says the stone stands for the perseverance and sacrifice of the japanese pioneers who settled in said oh say no arrests have been made in connection to last week's crime. people in san francisco's bernal heights neighborhood are concerned after seeing surveillance video of a man casing cars. the situation escalated when he apparently threatened someone inside a home. ktvu andre senior, spoke with neighbors who say they're worried this is part of a growing trend. home surveillance video, capturing a predator on the prowl for ill gotten gains in san francisco's bernal heights this week basis she him in the video. the flashlight, you know, going in looking at the different and inside the cars and trying to kind of open the door and break into them. owner ben cool yard wasn't home at the time, but his house sitter woz, and came face to face with a would be robber who had turned his attention away from the cars. toward the house, so she saw him through the window on dhere. we bas

wasn't so much racially motivated, but it doesn't mean that it wasn't any less disheartening he says japantown struggles through the pandemic it got worse because of recent burglaries and petty crimes like this. >>i don't want without having some sense of pride because this is sitting up here. we want to get this cleaned up is it quickly as possible. but also be able to come out and address the concerns that this community has had overall. >>a councilman for all as believes that this graffiti was done at random by a well-known tagging crew that uses the name jb f. >>police have arrested a man for a string of attacks in oakland's chinatown including one that was caught on camera where 91 year-old man was pushed to the ground still in the hospital kron four's maureen kelly has the details. >>the attack is equally sickening as it is callan during the 91 year-old victim pushed from behind sending him crashing to the concrete at a news conference that was originally intended to publicize a $30,000 reward being offered in the case oakland's brand new police chief was able to tell the media and china

and around the fillmore and also a huge concentration of seniors, both in the lesser edition and japantown. fortunately we have not seen the large outbreaks that those communities have experienced in other parts of the country and other parts of the city, but obviously we will want to act proactively. i note that the zip codes that are targeted do not include any of the zip codes in my district that i'm referring to, so how does the prioritization factor in vulnerability when looking at geography as distinct from where the cases are high? >> so in terms of one of the things is that our safety net clinics are spread across the city, and maxine hall was actually one of the first clinics to get vaccine and start vaccinating, so you're completely right. it's not just about the location. and truly the people over 75, 80 that we need to vaccinate as soon as possible are all vulnerable. some have more access than others, but we are spread across the city and in all different districts, and so it is working with our health care providers. like i said, d.p.h. gets an allocation and then we allocate

and around the fillmore and also a huge concentration of seniors, both in the lesser edition and japantown. fortunately we have not seen the large outbreaks that those communities have experienced in other parts of the country and other parts of the city, but obviously we will want to act proactively. i note that the zip codes that are targeted do not include any of the zip codes in my district that i'm referring to, so how does the prioritization factor in vulnerability when looking at geography as distinct from where the cases are high? >> so in terms of one of the things is that our safety net clinics are spread across the city, and maxine hall was actually one of the first clinics to get vaccine and start vaccinating, so you're completely right. it's not just about the location. and truly the people over 75, 80 that we need to vaccinate as soon as possible are all vulnerable. some have more access than others, but we are spread across the city and in all different districts, and so it is working with our health care providers. like i said, d.p.h. gets an allocation and then we allocate

our largest challenges in creating this cultural district when we compare ourselves to chinatown, japantownities 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 people come to discover, i want them to