many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each other just the way the united states been since 1956 opposed by the grandfather a big people person people had people coming since the day we opened. >> it is of is first place on the west that that exposito 6 years ago but anyone was doing that starbuck's exists and it created a really welcoming pot. it is truly a legacy business but more importantly it really at the take care of their community my father from it was formally italy a fisherman and that town very rich in culture and music was a big part of it guitars and sank and combart in the evening that tradition they brought this to the cafe so many characters around here everything has incredible stories by famous folks last week the cafe that paul carr tennessee take care from the jefferson starship hung out the cafe are the famous poet lawrence william getty and jack herb man go hung out. >> they work worked at a play with the god fathers and photos he had his typewriter i wish i

many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each other just the way the united states been since 1956 opposed by the grandfather a big people person people had people coming since the day we opened. >> it is of is first place on the west that that exposito 6 years ago but anyone was doing that starbuck's exists and it created a really welcoming pot. it is truly a legacy business but more importantly it really at the take care of their community my father from it was formally italy a fisherman and that town very rich in culture and music was a big part of it guitars and sank and combart in the evening that tradition they brought this to the cafe so many characters around here everything has incredible stories by famous folks last week the cafe that paul carr tennessee take care from the jefferson starship hung out the cafe are the famous poet lawrence william getty and jack herb man go hung out. >> they work worked at a play with the god fathers and photos he had his typewriter i wish i

ctv's jana katsuyama joining us live from san francisco's north beach after speaking with organizers and restaurant owners about what's different this year. hi, jenna. hi there, christina. there are so many people out tonight. it's a beautiful night in san francisco. and this is the launch of san francisco restaurant week. a lot of restaurants such as this one, mona lisa here in north beach have special menus that they've created just for this event. they say that they have more people participating, more restaurants than ever. and if you take a look inside, you can see the seats are full. and that's exactly what they are hoping for. one of the big differences is this year it will last two weeks. food almost too beautiful to eat is being cooked up and served up for the fall san francisco restaurant week at cassava in north beach friday night. new faces filled the spaces at the tables and bar. they were still consider a fairly new in the neighborhood because it's only been a year and a little bit. so it's like, oh yeah, this is like our first time. finally like we know you, but this i

in north beach at stockton, at stockton and union streets, we've put in the colors of the italian flag just last week we were over in japantown and we had painted a pedestrian bridge that's been around since the redevelopment days. a wonderful vermil red, which is indicative of the torii gates in japan. and we had a wonderful celebration for that. and you'll see a lot more landscape plants going in. i was walking downtown the other day and saw some new hanging flower baskets. it's really trying to beautify the city and show really who we are and what we can be as a as a wonderful world class san francisco. >> this planning must have started a while back right? it's not something you do just like that. >> no. this started months. many many months ago because it does involve coordination. so it's not just san francisco. agencies are involved, but it really is a very driven by the federal government, particularly around security. not only do we have president biden coming to town, vice president kamala harris coming to town, but almost two dozen other leaders of the countries in in the in

many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each other just the way the united states been since 1956 opposed by the grandfather a big people person people had people coming since the day we opened. >> it is of is first place on the west that that exposito 6 years ago but anyone was doing that starbuck's exists and it created a really welcoming pot. it is truly a legacy business but more importantly it really at the take care of their community my father from it was formally italy a fisherman and that town very rich in culture and music was a big part of it guitars and sank and combart in the evening that tradition they brought this to the cafe so many characters around here everything has incredible stories by famous folks last week the cafe that paul carr tennessee take care from the jefferson starship hung out the cafe are the famous poet lawrence william getty and jack herb man go hung out. >> they work worked at a play with the god fathers and photos he had his typewriter i wish i

she says the october 25th attack involved students at francisco middle school in the city's north beachhe attackers here knew her religious identity. that is evidenced by their alleged slurs . >> she says the district has yet to take any action. more than three weeks later, she's not

. >> similar feelings in north beach. >> the weather is good. the town is popping. >> a beautiful night right now. but people here say they might not be able to have a night like this for at least a week. sherry greedy butler plans to avoid the zones altogether. she says others should do the same. >> we're going to stay away from downtown and let apex do their business and we'll stay in the neighborhoods, see north beach. there's no barrier up here. it's business as usual. >> many roads will be closed and many transit lines will be changing, but parts of the city will stay the same. people we spoke with say even tourists should go check them out. >> we're friendly and we have a lot to offer. this is a world class city friendly to the thousands of people ready to embrace san francisco. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> here are some of the changes for those trying to get around. san francisco. muni is no longer able to serve stops in the exclusion zones. those are the security zones set up by secret service, mostly near moscone center. sfmta wasn

it was opened by husband and wife marta and giuseppe castelo, in the heart of north beach in 1984.today the restaurant is run by marta and giuseppe's daughter and is well known for its generous portions, reasonable prices and family friendly atmosphere. the department is very supportive of the application and supports the resolution in recommending el pollo to the legacy business registry. i will pass it off to will next. good afternoon. will mccallum, planning staff. the third legacy business application today is for heroes club, a 35 year old business that specializes in asian nostalgic science fiction and anime fine art, collectible toys . robin kwok founder, heroes club. in 1989 and has been custom building, sculpting and painting model kits for several decades. his natural ability in building and airbrush paintings is internationally recognized and has attracted famous patrons , including robin williams, michael jackson and gary medel toro as the only shop in the city that specializes in custom asian nostalgic science fiction and anime fine art collectible toys. heroes club pl

. >> north beach is i know one of the last little italian community. >> one of the last neighborhood that hadn't changed a whole lot and san francisco community so strong and the sense of partnership with businesses as well and i just love north beach community old school italian comfort and love that is what italians are all about we need people to come here and shop here so we can keep this going not only us but, of course, everything else in the community i think local businesses the small ones and coffee shops are unique in their own way that is the characteristic of the neighborhood i peace officer prefer it is local character you have to support them. >> really notice the port this community we really need to kind of really shop locally and support the communityly live in it is more economic for people to survive here. >> i came down to treasure island to look for a we've got a long ways to go. ring i just got married and didn't want something on line i've met artists and local business owners they need money to go out and shop this is important to short them i think you get be

china town, north beach, embarcadero, the barbary coach. there might be ships underneath us. where we are now is a place i call my local cheers bar. it is lot more then that. it is cocary, [indiscernible] it is a greek rest aurant. >> and you are greek. >> i love this place because it has the greek term for welcoming of strangers, so it really cuts into what we are talking about. all the international journalists coming from the far corners of the earth. what better place then to come to some place the ethos is about welcoming. >> absolutely. and we welcome all you to come to san francisco. check out our many restaurants including this one. >> of course, we have to say welcome everyone. >> (clapping). >> happy anniversary sfgov you have been providing access to public meetings to keep folks connected and our original programming highlights the best of information and makes the city proud good evening. everybody. we'll get started. [inaudible]. good evening i'm manny i come from the navajo tribes tonight i will be the master of ceremonies throughout tonight's recognition. it i

these exclusive crime scene photos showing the aftermath of a wild ride through san francisco's north beachnow, this case from april 2022 involves the same person who is now the first suspect arrested under the sfpd's new bait car campaign. >> yeah, dan noyes is back with an update to his i-team investigation. >> j.r. and dan, the first man arrested under the latest bait car campaign has a long criminal record, including that crazy night in 2022. when i first told the story last month, some viewers asked me for more information how this defendant was able to get back on the streets so quickly after such a serious incident. >> here is the first look at a crime scene that spans several blocks in san francisco's north beach. >> it didn't receive much media coverage after 930 on a tuesday night in april 2022. police spotted a stolen suv used in multiple car break ins that day. >> the police sort of trapped him. this is a one way street. he they trapped him down there. police had the suspect, 24 year old robert sanza, in a dead end on union street past montgomery. >> but he rammed the suv into a

these exclusive crime scene photos showing the aftermath of a wild ride through san francisco's north beachhe case from april of 2022 involves the same person who is now the first suspect arrested under sfpd's new bait car campaign and dan noyes is back with an i-team investigation, an update. >> this is one of these things that just cannot not slow down. maybe they are slowing it down now. >> it's still up in the air, right? well, larry and jay are the first man arrested under the latest bait car campaign, has a long criminal record, including that crazy night in 2022. when i first told you the story last month, some viewers asked me for more information how this defendant was able to get back on the streets so quickly after such a serious accident at is the first look at a crime scene that spans several blocks in san francisco's north beach. it didn't receive much media coverage after 930 on a tuesday night in april 2022. police spotted a stolen suv used in multiple car break ins that day. >> the police sort of trapped him. this is a one way street. he they trapped him down there. >> poli

they were shooting some sights and sounds of north beach when they were robbed at gunpoint.rt of that interview that mayor london . was responding to. in the meantime, as the city of san francisco tries to respond, the mayor knows what is at stake with the international media in town. it represents thousands and thousands of potential tourers who could come to san francisco, and they want to know if indeed the city is safe. before that interview, liz, that we did with mayor london., she was in the back, getting interviewed by members of the southeast asian media international media, and i'm pretty sure some of the topics that they were asking were about cleanliness, homelessness and if san francisco is a safe place to come. >> hopefully apec will change some of that negative narrative. ryan, thank you so much. >>> meanwhile, the future of the oakland a's could be decided any day now. the 30 major-league baseball owners open their annual meetings today. by thursday, they are expected to approve the relocation to vegas. that is according to a report in the athletic. this is on

breed including her response to a television crew from the czech republic who were robbed in the north beach area what she did to help and what she told them about the perpetrators. as the energy is ramping up with more world leaders arriving it is ramping up outside of the moscone center. a lot of people watching at home going into san francisco they will notice more road closures and fencing going up and security measures and you know what? tomorrow, it is going to get even crazier with the president and the chinese president in town. >> no question. i am anxious to see the rest of the interview with mayor london breed, ryan, thank you very much. >>> chinese president landed at sfo about 15 minutes ago. that is about an hour and a half after president biden. xi arriving with his own agenda for the apec summit. showcasing china's place as an economic super power in the asia-pacific region. >>> we are also talking today to cbs news senior white house correspondent about president biden's visit to the apec summit and the bay area. i asked her about how the war in the middle east will play a c

north beach hasn't been swept since the eighties because of opposition.getting a lot of requests to sweep. basically our trucks are 10 feet wide. we stick the brooms out and they are may be 12 feet wide. >> there are a lot of blind spots when driving a large truck pedestrians and bicyclists and cars. and navigates this 22,000-pound truck through the city. >> we involve the public here -- to adhere to traffic laws. these routes were developed back in the eighties around the capability of the sweeper. things have changed since then so we have to adapt. luckily, public works is embracing technology and working on a system to alter our maps. this is literally cut and paste -- cut and paste. we will have a computer program soon that will be able to alter the maps and be updated instantly. we will have tablets in the checks for all of the maps. we will send a broom wherever it needs to go and he has the information he needs to complete the safety. what is needed about these tablets as they will have a g.p.s. on it so we know where they're at. you do get confuse

the opportunity to show itself off, including adding some color to tourist destinations like in north beach, the crosswalks are painted. and in chinatown, they are decorated with blue clouds. another big draw will be the chinatown night market, it kicked off tonight, you can see the vendors from the air. betty, you have covered so many events in chinatown, but a lot of these fun events, how does this one compare? >> reporter: well, i haven't seen chinatown this lively in sometime, just take a look around me, there are hundreds of people here on grant avenue, the street is closed for two blocks, for this first ever night market of its kind. there's about 25 local businesses that have set up shop and they are participating in this event, it is tonight through 9:00 pm, it also runs saturday evening. of course all of this is in the lead up to the apec summit and it is expected to bring thousands of people to san francisco's chinatown to celebrate, the food, the culture and the community. the organization which is made up of local merchants, community leaders and residents, they organized this f

in north beach.l, coming up tonight at 5:00 we check in with businesses in and around the apec summit security zone and how they are doing with the traffic disruption so far. that story and much more with ryan out live at the center and myself here in studio coming up at 5:00 today. >>> thanks so much for joining us for our coverage of the apec summit. more on its impact throughout san francisco and the greater bay area. all this week cbs evening news is coming up next on kpix. local news continues on streaming service ♪ ♪ spilling tonight how my it's ready to release 70 women and children hostages in gaza, but what does the terrorist group one in exchange? the new details. and what we are learning about

like these painted crosswalks in north beach and chinatown. but by saturday, donald will be a key component at this year summit. >> mine specifically is access control and who can get into the building and who can't. there is a security team but we are the front row at the doors. >> businesses in chinatown are hoping to get a boost from apec. a new night market kicked off one hour ago on grant avenue. the open air market features 25 vendors and runs for two nights. coming up, we will have a report on how chinatown is going all out for apec. >>> a police chase led to a manhunt in the east bay, we have learned oakland police saw an armed carjacking in the melrose neighborhood and followed this dodge durango in their helicopter . they stopped in union city, several people ran through the neighborhood and into a house. that is where police say they arrested four suspects. at one point, we saw people getting into a scuffle with the cops, unclear if they were the suspects or somebody else. we did see one person handcuffed and later released. >>> in

china town, north beach, embarcadero, the barbary coach. there might be ships underneath us. where we are now is a place i call my local cheers bar. it is lot more then that. it is cocary, [indiscernible] it is a greek rest aurant. >> and you are greek. >> i love this place because it has the greek term for welcoming of strangers, so it really cuts into what we are talking about. all the international journalists coming from the far corners of the earth. what better place then to come to some place the ethos is about welcoming. >> absolutely. and we welcome all you to come to san francisco. check out our many restaurants including this one. >> of course, we have to say welcome everyone.is. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> hi friends i'm co-sponsor radio here and exploratorium in san francisco with my friends emily changing we have a brand new show that is fantastic to interview but a lot of them you covered here in san francisco. >> yes. called the circuit and, you know. i hosted a daily show for 13 years and it was so fun, i learned a lot but the point of this show t

here are talking about, last night a news crew from the czech republic was robbed at gunpoint in north beach. the reporter told "the chronicle," the masked men ambushed him and his cameramen around 5:00 p.m. in the north bridge neighborhood. tv crews have traveled with security guards here for quite some time the past several years. we're hoping we don't see more of this. i had a couple crews from taiwan come to me asking me about safety in the city, if it was safe to have dinner at night. i told them as long as you're in groups and have your head on a swivel, you should be okay. >> there's also extra law enforcement scoping the city, but it doesn't mean you're immune from it at all. thank you. >>> this is not technically related to apec. our chopper spotted some brightly dressed dancers doing flips and stunts on the side of the transamerica pyramid. just makes you nervous watching it, but it was pretty amazing. they're part of an oakland-based dance group called band-a-loop known for performing on the sides of buildings like this and today they were filming a video. >>> remember this rainbo

was growing up in the 60s and 50's a good portion of chicano-american chinese-american lived in north beach a nob hill community. >> as part the immigrant family is some of the recreation centers are making people have the ability to get together and meet 0 other people if communities in the 60s a 70s and 80s and 90s saw a move to the richmond the sunset district and more recently out to the excelsior the avenue community as well as the ensuring u bayview so chinese family living all over the city and when he grape it was in this area. >> we're united. >> and growing up in the area that was a big part of the my leave you know playing basketball and mycy took band lessons and grew up. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> allergies welcome to the community fair it kicks off three weeks of celebrations for the year and let's keep everybody safe and celebrate the biggest parade outside of china on february 11th go best wishes and congratulations and 3, 2, 1 happy enough is enough. >> i grew up volley ball education and in media professional contrary as an educator he work with all skids whether o

. >> similar feelings in north beach. >> the weather is good.he town is popping. >> a beautiful night right now. but people here say they might not be able to have a night like this for at least a week. sherry greedy butler plans to avoid the apex zones altogether. she says others should do the same. >> we're going to stay away from downtown and let apex do their business and we'll stay in the neighborhoods, see north beach. there's no barriers up here. it's business as usual. >> many roads will be closed and many transit lines will be changing, but parts of the city will stay the same. people we spoke with say even tourists should go check them out. >> we're friendly and we have a lot to offer. this is a world class city friendly to the thousands of people ready to embrace san francisco. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> now today, multiple organizations will hold a no to aipac protest in opposition to the convention. we're told thousands of people are expected to attend. we've seen protests like this leading up to the summit this is video from

wonder if, like houseless folks being displaced, public works is installing decorative crosswalks in north beach and chinatown and the webster street pedestrian bridge in japantown was recently repainted. the yerba buena gardens at the moscone center are decked out with new, colorful landscaping and murals paid for by the clean california grant, just in time for the 20,000 high profile ceos and heads of state coming into town next week. some people say this should be how it's always done. >> what about the people who are here year round? you know, and like local, hardworking working class bay area folks, others welcome the cleanup. >> anything that brings in a positive look on the city of san francisco is great. >> we will continue to do everything we can to maintain cleanliness in our streets. >> city officials say there were no additional funds allocated for beautification. they are using their existing budgets, just focusing on the areas where apec is taking place. the summit is set to begin on wednesday, but people are, of course, going to be rolling into town over the weekend and early next

. >> similar feelings in north beach. >> the weather is good.l night right now. but people here say they might not be able to have a night like this for at least a week. sherry greedy butler plans to avoid the apex zones altogether. she says others should do the same. >> we're going to stay away from downtown and let apex do their business and we'll stay in the neighborhoods, see north beach. there's no barriers up here. it's business as usual. >> many roads will be closed and many transit lines will be changing. but parts of the city will stay the same. some people we spoke with say even tourists should go check them out. >> we're friendly and we have a lot to offer. this is a world class city friendly to the thousands of people ready to embrace san francisco. >> ryan curry, abc seven news today, multiple organizations will hold a no to apec protest in opposition to the convention. >> we're told thousands of people are expected to attend. we've seen protests like this leading up to the summit. this is video from a protest just last week. one of

dozen charges, including three counts of attempted murder after punching a man attending mass at a north beach church. and then leading police on a bizarre chase over the bay bridge sunday evening that involved tossing out homemade explosive devices that detonated. garcia ended up getting arrested in martinez. san francisco's board of supervisors president aaron peskin said officers told him that garcia asked them what his score was on grand theft auto, implying he imagined the whole chase was part of a popular video game. but garcia was found guilty in 2012 for placing and detonating a bomb under the suv of former tenant janthina reed. she said she and her family rented two bedrooms of garcia's home. >> then on the third day, we found out he was into crystal meth, ghb and steroids. so we got a taste of it that night. and he ran around the house naked and soon they moved out. >> coming back to tow a car with a broken trans mission. >> and he was all. tick, tick, boom. and pointed at us as we were trying to take it off. and that was our first hint because he had talked about he had been talking

police say garcia assaulted someone during an evening mass in the north beach neighborhood. today in court, garcia pleaded not guilty and denied allegations he committed these crimes. he's currently in custody. his next court date is set for tomorrow. the investigation remains active. new details out of oakland where police are confirming it was a man's body found floating in a suitcase on lake merritt. case you can see it here floating on the water's edge was pulled from the lake yesterday. all other details about the victim are being withheld still as the investigation continues. street vendors are no longer allowed on the streets of san francisco's mission district. the ban announced by supervisor hillary ronen after she says previous attempts to curb illegal vending have been unsuccessful this year the city started requiring proof of the permit to street bend, but supervisor ronen claims when city workers have attempted to enforce that law, they've been met with violence. the city is in the process of renting a storefront on mission street were illegal street vendors can

also, her response to the international tv crew that was robbed at gunpoint in north beach. back here, live at the moscone center, the energy is picking up as all those world leaders are coming to san francisco. we can feel the energy here. you definitely can feel the energy outside, with heightened security happening all across san francisco. liz. >> no question. i know it's quite behind you know, but that is probably going to change come tomorrow. all right, ryan. thank you so much. speaking of security for the apec summit committee setting a new level. there are new lane closures over the bridge. our chopper was over the bridge. the far left lane in the eastbound direction in the far right lane in the westbound direction or both shut down. extra chp officers are on patrol. >>> and with president biden in san francisco, rally demanding for a cease-fire in gaza. jose martinez is live at third street in san francisco. jose, i know it has been a little contentious there. what is the mood there right now? >> reporter: well, you can see the energy. take a look at what is going

and officers saw before garcia allegedly assaulted someone during an evening mass in north beach today in court, garcia pleaded not guilty and denied allegations that he committed the crimes is currently in custody in his next court date is set for tomorrow. investigation remains active. new details tonight out of oakland where police are confirming it was a man's body that was found floating in a suitcase in lake merritt. the suitcase, as you see here, was floating on the edge of the lake and was pulled out of the water yesterday. all other details about the victim are still being withheld as the investigation continues. i hope everybody's ok. >> 3 boats floating in the oyster cove. marina oyster point went up in flames this morning. several people on board those boats were forced to jump into the bay to escape the flames. one of them is now in the hospital. this is what's left of those boats. charred remains here. south san francisco. fire crews responded around 7.30 this morning to those reports of flames. there were 3 boats tied together when they all caught fire. >> worked with th

that ranges from brunch there's north beach, the golden gate restaurant association says the purpose help industry operators recover from the pandemic. >> customers will be encouraged to go try a new neighborhood restaurant or revisit their old favorites. and we our goal is to drive the business. the golden gate restaurant such it's in goal drive the business to the restaurants. >> more than 200 restaurants are participating the fall sf restaurant week runs from tonight through the 16th, you can find the full list on sf restaurant week dot com. >> missy elliott, kate bush and willie nelson, all among those set to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. tonight, the ceremony at the barclays center in new york will include appearances by fellow hall of famers, including elton john, stevie nicks and ll cool j that will be streamed live for the first time on disney. plus the class of 2023 also includes the late george michael chaka khan rockers rage against the machine and elton johns, longtime songwriting partner, bernie tell puns so quite a list there. and it really a little c

the car at officers this all before garcia police say assaulted someone during an evening mass in north beach today in court, garcia pleaded not guilty and denied allegations that committed those crimes. he is in custody. his next court date is set for tomorrow. new details tonight out of oakland where police are confirming that it was a man's body found floating in a suitcase. >> on lake merritt, you can see it here. flooding and the the edge. it was pulled from the lake yesterday. all of the details about the victim are still being withheld as the investigation continues. a 7 year-old boy in berkeley was hit by a car while out trick-or-treating last night. and according to police, the driver fled the scene before officers could arrive. it happened just east of san pablo avenue on derby street. and that's where kron four's rob nesbitt has reaction now from neighbors. residents who were here when the little boy was hit by the car, told me they tried to get the driver to stop but were unsuccessful. they're hoping the city will do more to make pedestrians feel safer. >> derby street in berkeley

dp the other at stockton and union in north beach that boasts the colors of the italian flag. they are great additions to our street skachl awe third project the webster street bridge. start we unveiled the repainted webster period of time bridge during a community celebration. the u bridge spans geary is more then and there a pedestrian crossing. at the core it is a connector between to communities. jeopardy an town and the western edition fillmore. which physically torn apart during the redevelopment era 50 years ago. demolition a few years back leaders, residents and business reps fought become than i prevailed and advocates for improvements this month they got their wish. bridge once bear concrete now is red. chosen to have the color on gate in japan that symbolize gratitude and harmony. in addition to the painting crews painted the metal railing and repaired cracks and repaired the over head lanterns that light the path way we celebrated this with a walk across the bridge. joining us were mayor breed, the council you will other than will japan it was an amazing moment wit

abc7 news reporter tim johns on the celebrate asians walking around the streets of san francisco's north beach neighborhood wednesday night and the pre thanksgiving energy is palpable. >> the fan tastic vibe. >> it is a nice place to be. it's just fun everywhere we've been. it's been fun and positive and enjoyable at tony's pizza. >> napolitano dozens of people kicked off their long weekend with good food and a few drinks. >> we've been to a local bar, a couple local bars actually in chinatown and ended up here. >> yeah, all around the city. the atmosphere is very much alive and many local businesses tell us they're expecting booming turnout this holiday weekend at tony's. the staff says they're expecting to serve as many as 1500 people a night between friday and sunday because everyone's out of school and taking vacation in. >> i mean, usually we get a lot of people here into the city to come visit the downtown, see the decoration lines. >> and it's not just the food that people are preparing for at the sports basement near the presidio, several people were buying winter gear. that included r

. >> similar feelings in north beach. >> the weather is good. the town is popping. >> a beautiful night right now. but people here say they might not be able to have a night like this for at least a week. sherry greedy butler plans to avoid the apex zones altogether. she says others should do the same. >> we're going to stay away from downtown and let apex do their business and we'll stay in the neighborhoods, see north beach. there's no barriers up here. it's business as usual. >> many roads will be closed and many transit lines will be changing, but parts of the city will stay. the same. people we spoke with say even tourists should go check them out. >> we're friendly and we have a lot to offer. this is a world class city friendly to the thousands of people ready to embrace san francisco. >> ryan curry, abc seven news today, multiple organizations will hold a no to apec protest in opposition to the convention. >> we're told thousands of people are expected to attend and we've seen protests like this leading up to the summit. this is video fro

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least it's 15 hostages from the north southern border with is it a fees that event but at that the north beach above it's the hydro jabante dickson out here has been on the cold since i sucks. i did all the code of the id s admitted to the vehicles as data pleads and spied drones, click that every day after 4 pm. so how does, how of us be able to release 15 of their hostages at the door 3rd border with is it a, despite all of that to the idea of presence overdue? so i'm sure it's a lot of questions for the kind of design for citizen, the idea of a lot of questions for the war cabinet. and a lot of doubt, whether they are successful or not. in continuing such, such efforts through that division. people here in the south are also feeling that if that i'm invasion, subsidies, thoughts that the south might be then x. sergeant's weird was a goals. egypt has officially said they will not allow any but a see needs to come in through to the see like an incident tense, even if the palestinians wanted to leave. they have no place to leave. 10 sp and other meanings. steadfast. t of people have gone back

abc7 news reporter tim johns on the celebrate asians walking around the streets of san francisco's north beachrhood wednesday night and the pre thanksgiving energy is palpable. >> the fan tastic vibe. >> it is a nice place to be. it's just fun everywhere we've been. it's been fun and positive and enjoyable at tony's pizza. >> napolitano dozens of people kicked off their long weekend with good food and a few drinks. >> we've been to a local bar, a couple local bars actually in chinatown and ended up here. >> yeah, all around the city. the atmosphere is very much alive and many local businesses tell us they're expecting booming turnout this holiday weekend at tony's. the staff says they're expecting to serve as many as 1500 people a night between friday and sunday because everyone's out of school and taking vacation in. >> i mean, usually we get a lot of people here into the city to come visit the downtown, see the decoration lines. >> and it's not just the food that people are preparing for at the sports basement near the presidio, several people were buying winter gear. that included richard f

. >> public works is installing decorative crosswalks in north beach and chinatown and the pedestrian repainted. instead of crackpots, they were flower pots and instead of open air drug markets they were open walls. >> why do we need barricades when international leaders visit san francisco? is it not safe enough in our city? as you can see, they got it blocked off. i'm not a big fan of the barricades. sad our country is not safe enough. >> gavin erected a road to keep xi safe. i thought walls didn't work? 2000 mile walk is a monument to stupidity. not just vanity. to stupidity. >> but gavin's trip to china changed him. now that xi is coming to san francisco, he wants to put a smile on his. i know folks are saying they are just cleaning up because the fancy leaders are coming to town. that's true because it's true. >> just like all magic tricks, newsom is creating an illusion. he didn't clean up san francisco, he just hid the mess. sure there's flower pots. what is in them? here's a guy attacking a nap. he's creating the illusion his house in order. just because one room is clean does

well, looking at some pretty good showers right around north beach. little italy in san francisco currently also lighter showers stretching down 101 from san mateo to mountain view and further south in the bay area from milpitas to san jose. some light showers there as well. rainfall amounts have been around a 3rd of an inch if not more in san francisco so far and around half an inch on some of our mountain tops near the coastline. so this is some good rain, some steady showers towards the coast. that low does move further southward and by the afternoon or actually tapping into sunshine time to get out on futurecast for you. light showers continue on through the couple of hours here. most of that rain is going to stay to the south by noontime. look at this. 11:00am even before noon. you're getting peeks of sunshine into the afternoon. lots and lots of sunshine. clear skies overnight tonight and dry conditions tomorrow afternoon will come along with the chance of some isolated sprinkles. light showers, very brief. moving through towards the middle of t

but the northeast corner of the city that includes china town, the wharf, north beach. knob hill and russian hill it is ground zero for tourists from all over the country and the world. in the cents roll district now under the command of eric kim of thank you for being here. i can tell you member who walks the streets every day we are actually seeing the rubles, receive mont ghoul. people are coming and up saying things are getting better this . it is i direct result of the work that each and everyone of you do every day for going above and beyond the call of duty every day. i want you to know that this supervisor and the board of supervisors sees it. we appreciate it. we want to support it. and we will ton do so to increase the quality of life for residents and for our visitors. to the honorees, today, from the bottom of my heart thank you for going above and beyond the call of duty. [applause]. >> thank you. president supervisor peskin i would like to call up our chief of police bill scott. [applause] good afternoon, everybody. i'm not going to be long winded i will s

they say a seventh grade muslim student was attacked while she was walking home from school near north beachhe council on american-islamic relations with cair tell us they are not doing enough to hold attackers accountable. >> now nearly three weeks later, the school has failed to take any action. >> reporter: zahra billoo, executive director of cair san francisco bay area. october 25th a muslim student was allegedly attacked walking home. billoo says the student was punched in back of the head and struck multiple times in the chest and ribs and one of the attackers allegedly said this to the victim -- >> the attackers used the words, you fing muslims and continued to beat her. she suffered a concussion. >> reporter: the victim's parents sharing this statement tonight saying, i am deeply concerned for my daughter's safety. she was violently attacked and the school and district failed to take action to protect her and need to move quickly to protect her and make clur to our community islam phobia will not be tolerated. the san francisco unified school district is investigating the incident an

. >> north beach is i know one of the last little italian community. >> one of the last neighborhood that hadn't changed a whole lot and san francisco community so strong and the sense of partnership with businesses as well and i just love north beach community old school italian comfort and love that is what italians are all about we need people to come here and shop here so we can keep this going not only us but, of course, everything else in the community i think local businesses the small ones and coffee shops are unique in their own way that is the characteristic of the neighborhood i peace officer prefer it is local character you have to support them. >> really notice the port this community we really need to kind of really shop locally and support the communityly live in it is more economic for people to survive here. >> i came down to treasure island to look for a we've got a long ways to go. ring i just got married and didn't want something on line i've met artists and local business owners they need money to go out and shop this is important to short them i think you get be

charges, including speeding three counts of attempted murder after punching a man attending mass at a north beach church and then leading police on a bizarre chase over the bay bridge sunday evening that involved tossing out homemade explosive devices that detonate id garcia ended up getting arrested in martinez. san francisco's board of supervisors president aaron peskin said officers told him that garcia asked them what his score was on grand theft auto, implying he imagine ed the whole chase was part of a popular video game. but garcia was found guilty in 2012 for placing and detonating a bomb under the suv of former tenant janthina reed. she said she and her family rented two bedrooms of garcia's home. >> then on the third day, we found out he was into crystal meth, ghb and steroids. so we got a taste of it that night. and he ran around the house naked. >> soon they moved out, coming back to tow a car with a broken transmission. >> and he was all tick, tick, boom and pointed at us as we were trying to take it off. and that was our first hint because he had talked about he had been talking abo

peter and paul church in north beach. officers quickly responded, saying garcia then led them on a car chase. during that chase, officers say he threw at least two pipe bombs. the chase ended in martinez where garcia was arrested. if convicted, he could face life in prison. >>> moving you forward on the future of bay area transit, and for b.a.r.t. it may soon have a whole new look, starting the moment you enter the station. >> "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez is here with a first look at the new gates. you say this may benefit ride nurse the long run. >> reporter: if b.a.r.t. can save money, maybe eventually riders save money, too. we know that fare evasion is a very big problem, whether you are a daily commuter, an occasional rider, likely if you don't ride b.a.r.t. at all, you know that. b.a.r.t. says this is part of the solution. take a look. this is our first look at the new fare gates meant to make it much harder for people to jump the gates and ride for free. the clear gates go almost all the way up to the top of t