el concejal omar torres me asegura está consciente de la problemática y que ya trabaja en un plan dee o en programas para adicción y mental. este concejal le pide a la comunidad no quedarse callados. para nosotros es muy importante de saber dónde tenemos que poner policías. la policía nos informó que arrestaron al sospechoso y fue trasladado a la cárcel. durante la investigación se dieron cuenta que tenía una orden de arresto en otro condado. ahora la ciudad trabajará en recuperar los árboles vandalizados. y esta vez pondrán rejas a sus alrededores desde san josé, yomara lópez, telemundo. gracias. nos vamos a la primera pausa comercial. al regresar le hablaremos de un programa para familias de bajos ingresos donde ofrecen vivienda asequible. y si este fin de semana feriado compartirá con la familia en casa con una carnita asada, los expertos tienen importantes recomendaciones para evitar la contaminación de alimentos benicia cerca el fin de semana feriado, pero quédese con nosotros luego de la pausa regreso e conl in grama que ofrece vivienda asequible está recibiendo solicitudes por

el concejal omar torres me asegura está consciente de la problemática y que ya trabaja en un plan detener a servir a dios para que podamos sacar nuestros. nuestra gente que está viviendo en las calles, en un tiny home o en programas para adicción y mental. este concejal le pide a la comunidad no quedarse callados. para nosotros es muy importante de saber dónde tenemos que poner policía. más. la policía nos informó que arrestaron al sospechoso y fue trasladado a la cárcel. durante la investigación se dieron cuenta que tenía una orden de arresto en otro condado. ahora la ciudad trabajará en recuperar los árboles. vandalizados y esta vez pondrán rejas a sus alrededores desde san josé. soy yomara lópez telemundo 48. también tenemos nuevos detalles del tiroteo ocurrido esta tarde en san francisco, en el que participaron policías y un sospechoso resultó herido. las autoridades confirmaron en las últimas horas que los agentes respondieron al informe de una persona armada con un rifle. también que esta persona no recibió ningún impacto de bala. tampoco aclararon qué provocó su lesión, pero s

mayor matt mehan, council member omar torres and small business owners this morning cut the ribbon for the city's storefront activation program. just over a year ago, there were nearly 80 vacant storefronts in the downtown area. there are now just under 70. with today's opening of five pop up shops at moment paseo on paseo de san antonio, mayor mehan says the program will help the small businesses with their initial overhead costs. >> the idea is to support them at the beginning of their journey, reduce barriers to entry as much as possible so that they can test their ideas and learn and adapt and get to self-sufficiency and become totally self-sustaining and growing businesses, creating jobs and unique products and services for our community. >> moment paseo is planning to extend to 11 businesses operating out of four storefronts. well, rain is in the forecast. you haven't changed your saturday plans. maybe roberta gonzalez can convince you to do that now. >> well, but my gift to you, garcia's. i know on friday afternoons you like to find exhale with a nice book or a magazine outside.

san jose city council member omar torres pushed for the council to pay for the trees and maintain them for three years. he said the vandals responsible for the destruction may have cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> unfortunately, they're just terrorizing the neighborhood because, you know, again, this is a very important business district to not only my district, but the city of san jose, torres said. >> the willow business district has historically been underserved, but he plans to have the department of transportation replant or fix the damaged trees. and council member torres there also told me that he is in contact with the san jose police department captain who oversees that neighborhood, to look into who vandalized the trees and hopefully prevent it from happening again. >> all right, zach, thank you so much. >> the city of novato appears to have lost its oldest oak tree. this was the scene about 1130. this morning on alameda del prado. the huge tree between cinnamon teal lane and puffin court split in half. as you can see, it's massive. it fell on two condos and

estuvo presente el alcalde de la ciudad y también el concejal que representa al distrito que es omar torrese la comunidad. y el principal debate fue justamente de un campamento de personas sin hogar que queda sobre esta misma calle cerca del río guadalupe. ellos explican que este es un paso esencial para ellos, ya que divide lo que es la zona residencial. con esta zona comercial, los residentes dicen que entienden que actualmente se están hablando soluciones, que se han visto el proceso, pero que una de esas soluciones fue que la compañía de valley water estuvo poniendo varias vallas alrededor del río, donde normalmente se hacían estos campamentos. sin embargo, el día de hoy ellos nos comentan que estas vallas han sido removidas por algunos de estos campistas y actualmente han regresado a esta zona. esto fue lo que nos dijo una de ellas. ellos la tumban y le vuelven a poner, los quitan y dura como 2 3 días y los vuelven a poner. y hay muchos ya antes eran como 3, 4 casitas y ahora ya son muchos. isabel agrega que lo que antes estaba a un lado de la calle solamente se ha pasado al otro lado

city council member omar torres pushed for the city to buy these trees and maintain them for three years said the incident may have cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars, from wildfires to rising sea levels to drought and flooding, the bay area is experiencing a wide range of climate related issues these days, and a new report takes a deep dive into alameda county's progress in combating climate change. >> the report suggests that while there is a lot of room for improvement, the county did see gains from last year. here's abc seven news reporter anser hassan . >> berkeley was one of the first cities in the world to declare a climate emergency, and according to the alameda county climate scorecard, berkeley still holds the lead in combating climate change with huge improvements even at the county level. >> it's important to highlight and note that these scores were greatly improved from last year's scorecard, with the median score being 42 as compared to 58 now. >> the climate emergency mobilization task force, which produced the report, is a coalition of elected officials, city

de hecho, aquí me encuentro con el concejal omar torres, quien es quien representa este distrito, paraar en el city hall y aquí vamos a terminar en el plaza de cesar chavez y comenzamos con la fiesta a las 11:00 y es para todos. y cuéntanos cuál es la invitación que tienen para esas familias que tal vez quieren venir a celebrar. pero no, no saben si va a ser para todos ellos. por favor, vengan, vamos a vamos a estar trabajando con nuestra policía, con nuestro departamento de cultura, con la ciudad de san josé. esta fiesta, este festival es para todos. para celebrar nuestra cultura mexicana. muchas gracias omar. y bueno, esta va a ser una de las múltiples celebraciones que van a tener en el día y ya de hecho la policía y caltrans hablaron de cuáles son esos cierres de calles. nosotros le tenemos toda la información en nuestra página web para que estén preparados y puedan celebrar este fin de semana sin problema y de forma segura. en vivo desde san josé libertad pedraza noticiero telemundo, california y por supuesto telemundo estará presente. gracias por ese informe en vivo desde san jos

san jose mayor matt mahan and council member omar torres are behind this initiative. they are planting trees on south almaden avenue in the willow business district. this is part of a request from businesses to help counteract heat with shade and make the streets more walkable, more vibrant. mayor mahan says this is an important small step to help small businesses in the area. the business association in this neighborhood literally feels the heat, raising concerns last year about high summer temps impacting their day to day lives and activities. for all of us, high temps may mean the difference between supporting our small local businesses, getting out into the community and building connections, or staying inside. now, the city is planning to plant 29 trees across the neighborhood in order to help combat that upcoming summer. heat and trees just make things look better and feel better, too. yeah, but there's just so much research around what trees do in urban areas. those are really actionable steps that we hope to see more cities doing. so that'd be great. it's good

district three council member omar torres and san jose mayor matt marin talked about the impact the block parties have had on the community. >> we heard from small businesses that they would sometimes make an entire month's rent in one night. when we just came out with live music and vendors and threw a block party, it's easy and cheap to do. it takes a little bit of planning and coordination. >> our downtown is seeing an uptick right? we are recovering. so downtown is open for business. this. >> mehan says this year, 65 vendors will take part in the block party series throughout the summer, including this company offering a new healthy drink. >> we're actually signed up for all of them. we think this is like a cool event. we love helping local businesses and we really want to just introduce our product to the local customer base as well, san jose social media influencer kris villa says he works nearby and wanted to support a local event. >> i do support the community a lot. i'm out here from from my city more, more so and you know, i love, you know, i love the people. i love seeing, you

san jose mayor matt mahan and council member omar torres were on hand to help plant some of the 29 trees the city is putting in to increase shade and beautify the area. we may see temperatures reach as high as 90 degrees by the end of the week, which makes cutting the concrete, as we call it, all the more important. across our city. the forestry division is planting over 2000 trees across san jose. this year. we are dedicated to increasing tree canopy in areas of san jose that have not historically had sufficient canopy cover. alonzo lopez owns the ortega's food center and heads up the neighborhood association. nobody wants to go to a place that's ugly or maybe scary, right? so the trees are going to are the starting point of making the area welcoming. they hope to have new street lights installed as well. the project already getting a green thumbs up from people walking around. pretty hot here most of the time, so it's a it'll help revitalize. have some freshness here. the city has contractors who will water and maintain the trees for three years as they grow along with the community in

meanwhile, san jose city councilman omar torres says crime is top of mind.have a newly formed business association and they're holding us accountable. jocelyn moran, nbc bay area news investigators are trying to figure out what led up to an officer involved shooting in san francisco's bayview district. it happened just after three this afternoon when police arrived at jennings street and donner avenue and spotted a man with a weapon. now the initial reports that came in said he was carrying a rifle. police say the officer was not hurt, but the suspect was injured, not by gunfire, though investigators managed to take him into custody, then to the hospital to be treated at this point, they're not saying who fired their weapon or if the suspect is facing charges. the department says it plans to release more details at a town hall meeting within the next ten days. a happy ending an oakland woman believed to be missing in mendocino, mendocino county, has been found safe. sheriff's office says 70 year old elizabeth schenck was visiting brule point area yesterday,

mayor matt mehan and city council member omar torres were part of a group today who planted 29 trees business district. the mayor says it's part of an effort to reduce the so-called heat island effect. well, that occurs when pavement buildings and other infrastructure absorb and then re-emit the sun's heat more than natural landscapes. >> concrete pavement is capable of absorbing as much as 95% of the sun's energy, which is sent back into the surrounding atmosphere, raising temperatures. the so-called heat island effect. this is detrimental to our environment and can be dangerous for our seniors and our kids. >> funding for the new trees is included in the city's budget. also last year, san jose was awarded a $6 million federal grant to plant and maintain trees in urban areas all across the city. nice to see that being done. thanks so much for joining me tonight for the news at 730. be sure to download the fox local app right there to your smart tv and enjoy thi autiful ( ♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to sav

proyecto el lunes, pero el martes ahí lo ve el alcalde de san josé matt mahan, junto con el concejal omar torrese no habrá manos en el volante, seguirá habiendo un conductor a bordo en caso de emergencia. también habrá un centro de control donde los empleados podrán supervisar los autobuses a distancia. pues si, si usted, por ejemplo, le contaron en el pasado que en algún momento iba a haber autos que volaban solos, que volaban con inteligencia artificial, que puedes hablar diferentes idiomas, ya casi, casi, ya. ahora sí hay un lugar en el mundo donde podía existir eso tenía que ser en japón. sí, claro que sí. bueno pues sí. vamos, v >> esta noche. noticias telemundo. se baja el telÓn. los tres candidatos presidenciales en mÉxico cierran sus campaÑas de cara a los comicios de este

el alcalde matt mahan y el concejal omar torres se arremangaron y colaboraron sembrando los árboles.tos con la asociación de calle y con ellos. ah, traemos estas ideas y ellos nos están apoyando ahorita. alonso lópez, presidente del grupo, cree que la gente necesita espacios bonitos y seguros para andar y que debe ser tanto de día como de noche. el proyecto por ello contempla iluminar mejor la zona. mi meta es de poder sacarles más para ayudar a nuestra comunidad. aquí la división forestal estará plantando más de 2000 árboles en san josé durante todo el año. su principal objetivo es arborizar, donde históricamente ha hecho falta el mantenimiento de estas nuevas plantaciones está garantizado por 3 años. la ciudad tiene contratistas que estarán a cargo, pero también se espera que participe la comunidad. pues aunque se está viendo pequeñitos esos árboles, eso va a crecer rápido y por eso destacaba en esta parte. si ellos lo van a mantener esos 3 años con ese compromiso del presupuesto, pero pues de ahí en adelante sigue que la gente también reporte si hay algo en mal estado o por qué no

councilman omar torres is spearheading efforts downtown. >> we know that when we collaborate with oure police department, right, it's going to be a little bit more organized. and, and, folks feel safer coming down to celebrate cinco de mayo, the 680 freeway off ramp to story road will be closed, and there is a potential for road diversions based on traffic congestion. >> this year, the department is doing more than collaborating. officials say officers will ride in the lowrider parades in this 1964 plymouth. >> i think we're fortunate the community is willing to collaborate with us and that we're have the opportunity to be involved in these parades. just because we remove a band, that doesn't mean that the community wants to be part of the parade, polanco says. >> cementing a better relationship with the sapd was always a goal from the old days to the ugly days to the current day of two parades, when we kind of sat down, you know, and talked about things and, and, since then the relationship has grown. >> we have a line of communication so that we could further grow that. and, you kno

mayor matt mehan, council member omar torres and small business owners this morning cut the ribbon for activation program. just over a year ago, there were nearly 80 vacant storefronts in the downtown area. there are now just under 70. with today's opening of five pop up shops at moment paseo on paseo de san antonio, mayor mehan says this program will help small businesses with their initial overhead costs. >> the idea is to support them at the beginning of their journey, reduce barriers to entry as much as possible so that they can test their ideas and learn and adapt and get to self-sufficiency and become totally self-sustaining and growing businesses, creating jobs and unique products and services for our community. >> moment paseo is planning to expand to 11 businesses operating out of four storefronts. >> san francisco's mayor is hoping to create a new hot spot in the middle of the financial district. ktvu christien kafton has more on the city's first proposed entertainment zone. >> san francisco's mayor is proposing legislation to turn this section of front street between sacrame

san jose city council member omar torres pushed for the city council to pay for the trees, and maintaine for the destruction may have cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. today, the bay area is celebrating the new golden state valkyries with a block party. the event will begin at 2:00 at thrive city, right outside of chase center. the valkyries haven't even played a game yet, but their sales are taking off, surpassing 10,000 deposits on season tickets. there was a big jump this week after the team revealed its name and logo. the team makes its wnba debut in 2025. all right to weather. now let's check in with lisa. >> all right. good morning. our low cloud deck is eroding in the south bay. even along the peninsula. you can see some sun here along our exploratorium camera. although it is pretty cloudy. san francisco, 5457, in oakland. here's where the sun is shining 59 in san jose with upper 50s by the delta and looking at some cooler weather in the north bay. so as for today, very similar to yesterday , but a little warmer here where we get a head start on that warming with up

councilman omar torres is spearheading efforts downtown. >> we know that when we collaborate with oure police department, right, it's going to be a little bit more organized. and, and, folks feel safer coming down to celebrate cinco de mayo, the 680 freeway off ramp to story road will be closed. >> and there is a potential for road diversions based on traffic congestion. this year, the department is doing more than collaborating. officials say officers will ride in the lowrider parades in this 1964 plymouth. >> i think we're fortunate the community is willing to collaborate with us and that we're have the opportunity to be involved in these parades. just because we remove a band doesn't mean that the community wants to be part of the parade, polanco says, cementing a better relationship with the sapd was always a goal from the old days to the ugly days to the current day of two parades when we kind of sat down, you know, and talked about things and, and, since then the relationship has grown. >> we have a line of communication so that we could further grow that. and, you know, hopeful

san jose city council member omar torres pushed the city council to pay for the trees and maintain them for three years, and he said the vandals responsible for the destruction may have cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> unfortunately, they're just terrorizing the neighborhood because, you know, again, this is a very important business district to not only my district, but the city of san jose. >> a lot ruined. torres said he plans to have the department of transportation replant or fix these damaged trees, and he says he is currently in contact with police across the state. now, triple a says millions of americans will travel for the memorial day weekend. reporter ivan rodriguez tells us more about what's expected to be a record season. >> nearly 44 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this memorial day weekend. 3.5 million of them are expected to travel by air, a 9% increase compared to 2019, according to triple a in 2005, that was the busiest memorial day weekend we've seen in 25 years. >> that was four years after nine over 11 and right before the re

district three council member omar torres and san jose mayor matt marin talked about the impact the block have had on the community. >> we heard from small businesses that they would sometimes make an entire month's rent in one night. when we just came out with live music and vendors and threw a block party, it's easy and cheap to do. it takes a little bit of planning and coordination. >> our downtown is seeing an uptick, right. we are recovery. so downtown is open for business . >> matthis mehan says this year, 65 vendors will take part in the block party series throughout the summer, including this company offering a new healthy drink. >> we're actually sign up for all of them. we think this is like a cool event. we love helping local businesses and we really want to just introduce our product to the local customer base as well. >> san jose social media influencer kris villa says he works nearby and wanted to support a local event. >> i do support the community a lot. i'm out here from from my city more, more so and you know i love you know, love the people, love seeing, you know, the c

but now, council member omar torres says added measures will have to be taken to prevent future vandalism we know that there's folks who want to harm our environment and so we are making sure that the trees are are wired, the barbed wire or the chicken wire, right. so it one that it allows the, the trees to still grow. now of course, a lot of people have been asking why would someone do this? we did speak with a neighbor who says that she talked to the man police arrested. she described him as quiet and reserved and said that he would not offer an answer. today is graduation day for students at san francisco state university, and their ceremony is at oracle park. how cool. it begins at 630 tonight. there will be fireworks at the end of the ceremony. san francisco state will honor and they will award honorary doctorate degrees at their commencement to three people. one of the recipients is san francisco native and award winning actor and producer benjamin bratt. many may know him from his emmy nominated role as detective ray curtis on nbc's long running drama law and order, or currently on

as you see here, san jose city council member omar torres pushed the city council to pay for the trees years. he said the vandals, responsible for the destruction may have cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> unfortunately, they're just terrorizing the neighborhood because, you know, again, this is a very important business district to not only my district , but the city of san jose. >> torres said he plans to have the department of transportation replant or fix the damaged trees . he says he's in contact with police. triple a says millions of americans will travel for the memorial day weekend. reporter ivan rodriguez tells us more about what's expected to be a record summer travel season. >> nearly 44 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this memorial day weekend. 3.5 million of them are expected to travel by air, a 9% increase compared to 2019, according to triple a in 2005, that was the busiest memorial day weekend we've seen in 25 years. >> that was four years after nine over 11 and right before the recession. so that year was particularly busy for tr

even mayor matt mahan pitched in, but now council member omar torres says added measures will have token to prevent future vandalism. now that we know that there's folks who want to harm our environment and so we are making sure that the trees are are wired, the barbed wire or the chicken wire. right. so it one it it allows the, the trees to still grow. of course, a lot of people are asking why someone would do this . we did speak with a neighbor who says she spoke to the man police arrested. she described him as quiet and reserved and said he would not offer an answer. santa clara county leaders today. they will update recent efforts to eradicate an invasion of mosquitoes. now vector control teams. just last month, they set traps to take out the presence of a mosquito in east san jose. now the area surrounds the lane near story road. the pests are more commonly known as yellow or, fever mosquitoes. so far, efforts are coming up short. today, the county will actually lay out the next steps, including spraying that area next wednesday with gear mounted on trucks. all right, here's a ri

this is san jose mayor matt mahan and also council member omar torres, and they were planting trees onlow business district. businesses were really pushing for this project, saying that they want that shade to counteract the heat of the summer and also make their street more inviting and walkable. mayor matt mahan says that this is an important step toward helping small businesses. the business association of this neighborhood literally feels the heat, raising concerns last year about high summer temps impacting their day to day lives and activities. for all of us, high temps may mean the difference between supporting our small local businesses, getting out into the community and building connections or staying inside. the city's plan staying inside. the city's plan is to put 29 streets around thed by the unpredictability of generalized myasthenia gravis and who are anti-achr antibody positive, season to season, ultomiris is continuous symptom control, with improvement in activities of daily living. it is reduced muscle weakness. and ultomiris is the only long-acting gmg treatment with

mayor matt mehan and city council member omar torres were part of a group today who planted 29 treesr says it's part of an effort to reduce the so-called heat island effect. it occurs when pavement buildings and other infrastructure absorb and then re-emit the sun's heat more than natural landscapes. >> the concrete pavement is capable of absorbing as much as 95% of the sun's energy, which is sent back into the surrounding atmosphere, raising temperatures, the so-called heat island effect. this is detrimental to our environment and can be dangerous for our seniors and our kids. >> funding for the new trees is included in the city's budget. also last year, san jose was awarded a $6 million federal grant to plant and maintain trees in urban areas across the city. >> all right. temperatures did warm up nicely today. they're going to warm up nicely again tomorrow. it'll be more noticeable tomorrow. how much warmer they are? i think we'll see. upper 90s or upper 80s. pardon me. maybe a low 90 inland out towards the antioch and those inland. far inland bay area locations. these are some of

mayor matt mehan and city council member omar torres were part of a group today who planted 29 treess the kyle willow business district. the mayor says it's part of an effort to reduce the so-called heat island effect that occurs when pavement, buildings and other infrastructure absorb and then re-emit the sun's heat more than natural landscapes. >> concrete pavement is capable of absorbing as much as 95% of the sun's energy, which is sent back into the surrounding atmosphere, raising temperatures the so-called heat island effect. this is detrimental to our environment and can be dangerous for our seniors and our kids. >> funding for the new trees is included in the city's budget. also last year, san jose was awarded a $6 million federal grant to plant and maintain trees in urban areas across the city. for two years. >> well, today was weather education day at the oakland coliseum. the a's and ktvu once again teaming up for the special event that brings out elementary and middle school science lovers. they gathered for a pregame event where they actually have the chance to learn from

district three council member omar torres and san jose mayor matt marin talked about the impact the blocke had on the community. >> we heard from small businesses that they would sometimes make an entire month's rent in one night. when we just came out with live music and vendors and threw a block party, it's easy and cheap to do it takes a little bit of planning and coordination. >> our downtown is seeing an uptick, right. we are recovering . so downtown is open for business. >> now, mehan says this year, 65 vendors will take part in the block party series throughout the summer, including this company offering a new healthy drink. >> we're actually signed up for all of them, we think this is like a cool event. we love helping local businesses, and we really want to just introduce our product to the local customer base as well. >> san jose social media influencer kris villa says he works nearby and wanted to support a local event. >> i do support the community a lot. i'm out here from from my city more, more so and you know, i love, you know, i love the people. i love seeing, you know, th

councilman omar torres is spearheading efforts downtown. >> we know that when we collaborate with our san jose police department, right, it's going to be a little bit more organized. and, and, folks feel safer coming down to celebrate cinco de mayo, the 680 freeway off ramp to story road will be closed. >> and there is a potential for road diversions based on traffic congestion. this year, the department is doing more than collaborating. officials say officers will ride in the lowrider parades in this 1964 plymouth. >> i think we're fortunate the community is willing to collaborate with us and that we're have the opportunity to be involved in these parades. just because we remove a band, that doesn't mean that the community wants to be part of the parade, polanco says. >> cementing a better relationship with the sapd was always a goal from the old days to the ugly days to the current day of two parades, when we kind of sat down, you know, and talked about things and, and since then the relationship has grown. >> we have a line of communication so that we could further grow that. and,

san jose city council member omar torres pushed for the council to pay for the trees and maintain them for three years. he said the vandals responsible for the destruction may have cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> unfortunately, they're just terrorizing the neighborhood because, you know, again, this is a very important business district to not only my district, but the city of san jose. >> torres said the chiawelo business district has historically been underserved, but he plans to have the department of transportation replant or fix the damaged trees, and council member torres there also told me that he is in contact with the san jose police department captain, who oversees that neighborhood, to look into who vandalized the trees and hopefully prevent it from happening again. >> all right, zach, thank you so much. happening today. traffic is rolling again. along a stretch of highway one in big sur that's been closed for six weeks because of a landslide. this is in the area of rocky creek bridge. it's one way traffic because a southbound lane is still not fixed. toda

councilman omar torres is spearheading efforts downtown. >> we know that when we collaborate with our department, right, it's going to be a little bit more organized. and, folks feel safer coming down to celebrate cinco de mayo, the 680 freeway off ramp to story road will be closed. >> and there is a potential for road diversions based on traffic congestion. this year, the department is doing more than collaborating. officials say officers will ride in the lowrider parades in this 1964 plymouth. >> i think we're fortunate the community is willing to collaborate with us and that we're have the opportunity to be involved in these parades. just because we remove a band, that doesn't mean that the community wants to be part of the parade, polanco says, cementing a better relationship with the sapd was always a goal from the old days to the ugly days to the current day of two parades, when we kind of sat down, you know, and talked about things and, and, and, since then, the relationship has grown. >> we have a line of communication so that we could further grow that. and you know, hopefull

district three council member omar torres and san jose mayor matt marin talked about the impact the block parties have had on the community. >> we heard from small businesses that they would sometimes make an entire month's rent in one night. when we just came out with live music and vendors and threw a block party. it's easy and cheap to do. it takes a little bit of planning and coordination. >> our downtown is seeing an uptick, right. we are recovery. so downtown is open for business . >> now, mehan says this year, 65 vendors will take part in the block party series throughout the summer, including this company offering a new healthy drink. >> we're actually signed up for all of them. we think this is like a cool event. we love helping local businesses, and we really want to just introduce our product to the local customer base as well. >> san jose social media influencer kris villa says he works nearby and wanted to support a local event. >> i do support the community a lot. i'm out here from from my city more, more so and you know, i love, you know, i love the people. i love seeing, y