. >> yes, so the central t-line project, another stop at union square that connects directly into powell station and a final stop in the heart of chinatown at stockton and washington. that project has also run into challenges. it's 120' under muni, under bart, 120' down and out under chinatown in some unexpectedly challenging soils. but that project is nearly complete. it's at about 98% completion right now which means we're testing trains, we're testing the elevators and escalators and the final electronics and we're still on track to open that in october presuming all of the testing continues to go well. so fingers crossed on in a one. we're really looking forward to allowing people to have a subway ride from the heart of chinatown all the way to the convention center to the caltrans station and all the way down to bayview and visitation valley. >> it's great to see all these projects coming to completion. we're all grateful for your team's hard work and i really appreciate you coming on the show, mr. tumlin. thank you for the time you've given us today. >> my pleasure. thanks for havi

were on bicycles, but they have taken all the officers from rd 10 stations and the put them to union square to put them to tenderloin the most. certainly there are other issues across san francisco, but that needs to happen football. aside from that resources for more community ambassadors, resources, more for us. peabody its intervention and prevention programs that work on prevention, work on intervention, work on mediation. we have a plan that's in place. and of course, you can find it on our website on the board of supervisors is going to him. you'll find our safety plan and 3 languages, english, spanish and chinese. and it really tells you about how we coordinate and work together with all the folks in all the stakeholders that are responsible for keeping communities safe. if we invest in that plan and put the resources in, that plan will see more successes in terms of keeping people from making bad decisions and stopping the violence. and we've got a lot of work to do as a community, but it is not helpful. one police officers and when people are deployed out of our precincts, 2 other

union square, north beach. outer richmond area are doing incredibly well. outside land is happening right now and we're entering the best weather part of our area with fleet week and other things happening. san francisco is a great time to come visit. i expect international numbers to change over time. conventions are starting to rebook here in san francisco. meetings are starting to take place in san francisco and hopefully the asian sector starts to come back soon. >> what is it going to take to lure back the asian sector. now we have monkey pox emerging as a concerning. there's been some flight issues that there's just not enough flights to accommodate travel numbers. what is it going to take to lure those travelers back. >> well i think they will, my nature during covid protocols being released. we're seeing the region, new zealand for example are making plans to come to san francisco and we expect the asian countrys to follow as well. >>> what we're looking at rodney is the travelers from europe feel comfortable coming here: i was just in europe and no

it felt like a very stark difference between what we saw last winter in smash-and-grabs in union square and the police response to that type of property crime. >> now 10 caught in the act but free to go. a san francisco woman says police detained a man who was trying to steal a catalytic converter and then released him. good evening. welcome to kron. 4 news at 10. i'm ken wayne and i'm grant lotus catalytic converter thefts as we know been happening all around the bay area for some time. one san francisco woman tells us she saw a crime in the act right outside her window. but as kron four's gayle ong tells us now, officers let the guy go. >> it was around 03:00am tuesday when home surveillance video captured this car parking in the area near 24th. an ancestry in san francisco's richmond district, a jeep could be seen nearby. soon after i woke up to the sound of what i thought was kind of like drilling sounded like a a tile cutter. i thought that it might be a catalytic converter being cut and she says that's what it was. morgan heller and a roommate called 9-1-1 police arrived quickly.

. >> yes, so the central t-line project, another stop at union square that connects directly into powell station and a final stop in the heart of chinatown at stockton and washington. that project has also run into challenges. it's 120' under muni, under bart, 120' down and out under chinatown in some unexpectedly challenging soils. but that project is nearly complete. it's at about 98% completion right now which means we're testing trains, we're testing the elevators and escalators and the final electronics and we're still on track to open that in october presuming all of the testing continues to go well. so fingers crossed on in a one. we're really looking forward to allowing people to have a subway ride from the heart of chinatown all the way to the convention center to the caltrans station and all the way down to bayview and visitation valley. >> it's great to see all these projects coming to completion. we're all grateful for your team's hard work and i really appreciate you coming on the show, mr. tumlin. thank you for the time you've given us today. >> my pleasure. thanks for havi

twice as worse as new york city and this is the same group behind the huge billboard overlooking union square and they said it is to pressure city leaders and today they have better access to treatment. >> why do we have to wait hours for my son to get into rehab to tell us he is not a candidate? >> reporter: a no on a bill that would allow cities like san francisco and oakland to open sites for use drugs that are under supervision. >> no longer will we have decriminalized the sale of such a deadly and potent drug. >> reporter: the district attorney spoke today and said she respects those looking to immediately save lives through 57 but she believes every agency should do their part to save lives which is why the office is working closely with the police. >> it ensures every step of the way these investigations are being conducted in a way that allows us to be successful in court and we have the evidence we need. >>> the rising drug deaths have been a nationwide problem and in california the reported death toll is just over 10,000 but the cdc predicts it could be higher. the agency said over

claims the san francisco police department illegally used a network of 300 security cameras and union square. two years ago to spy on demonstrators protesting the police murder of george floyd. the city of san francisco forbids police from watching live security camera feeds without first getting approval from the board of supervisors. and a frightening scene near oakland's lake merritt this afternoon after gunfire broke out, leaving an innocent bystander hurt. it happened just before 1 45 this afternoon on bellevue avenue near lake merritt, not far from children's fairyland. ktvu is amber lee joins us now live from oakland after hearing from police and a man who says he knows the suspect. who has now been arrested. amber. claudine the man is among the folks who live in tents along lake merritt. he tells me the suspect is violent. there is a sense of relief for people at lake merritt after police took a man suspected of shooting someone at lakeside park into custody around five o'clock monday afternoon. this came three hours after an extensive search and forced the evacuation of children's f

san francisco police are investigating a robbery this afternoon at a high-end union square store. it happened at the bottega veneta store on geary street near grant avenue police say several suspects entered the store around 1:30 this afternoon and stolen unknown number of items possibly worth about $50,000 bottega. vanetta is owned by gucci and sells luxury clothing and handbags. the suspects have not been detained. protest protesters against asian-american pacific islander violence rallied outside san francisco's courthouse today during a hearing for a man accused of attacking a community leader gregory 2 who is in his 70s was beaten near his home in soma eight days ago as we reported. eric eerie faces charges for the attack he has not been charged with a hate crime though some think that should be considered when someone walks liz a block away from his home and then someone gets off a bike jumps on punch in the face then beats him off of no reason gets back on the bike. i don't know what to think. we're seeking justice. and we expect the courts to serve justice to our senior ci

since the start of the pandemic 2.5 years ago restaurant is located in the park 55 hotel there in union square and will be open for dinner service wednesday to sunday. the restaurant will start taking reservations on thursday. nfl history will soon be sold to the highest bidder, the football that 49ers legend joe montana through for his first nfl touchdown is up for auction football was acquired from the former wife. if of former 49ers tight end bob brewer brewer caught the ball in 1979 during a game against the denver broncos. so far, the football has generated one bid at $20,000. the auction ends september 9th. alright coming up in sports. jimmy g is staying with the niners. joe fonzi has the details outlining the 49ers quarterback situation as final roster cuts will soon be made. but first, a reminder about our back to school drive. we have partnered with the nonprofit school bank dot org to raise money to buy school supplies for bay area kids. so far, we've raised more than $35,000. our goal is to raise 50,000. if you'd like to help out. you can learn more about the project by scanning the

have supported the installation of the cameras and now from 2012 expanded the program around # union square and there were 20 cameras. in my professional opinion, because i know the system inside and out, the people of san francisco have nothing to fear by having sf p.d. watching them on the sidewalk whether in person or the camera. to my knowledge people don't feel safe walking on sidewalks or parking on our streets. providing sf p.d. with the tools to be more efficient with the officers they do have make sense. thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. next caller, please. >> public speaker: yes, this is david elliot # lewis and i do not feel safe in san francisco because the police do not have access to video. i feel this ordinance will make our city, especially my neighborhood of the tenderloin feel safer for elders, for minorities, for all. it will give us access to the public safety that we have been lacking. i think the one year that will give us a chance to check this legislation if it's not working right and let's give it a shot and a try. we are in danger right now, and i w

the fourth is for johns grill a sit down restaurant in district 3 union square owned by john senior. johns grill at 63 ellis for the entirety of the 114 year history. easily recognizable with classic in often sign the menu is american with i stalian influence. food found in a stake house and seafood restaurant, stake, lamb chops, clam chowder. pasta, salad. comtailgates and more. serving tourists, business people and shoppers and hosting pat residence of political significant cans. robin williams. nancy pelosi. diane feinstein. wilbrown and other known politician, athletes and musicians joe montana and willie mc carpety. john's grill is known for association with the then 31st the multifalcon the character detective spade dice at the restaurant and eats chops, baked potato and sliced tomatoes dineers can still order today t. is known for election day parties. those who vote may join in on free food. john's grill given back to the neighborhood. organizing street events during the pandemic and building food time and resources to organizations. staff is supportive of this application an

now you have on union square, all of these where people come in with guns.y come in with guns from the east bay to steal and according to some of the comments, we are supposed to allow them to have free for all. this is stupidity of the highest order. we should have high quality cameras to nip this in the bud. these are high issues and we don't have this discussion and let's get to what happens on the roads or drugs and they are doing those things. >> thank you. >> caller, you have two minutes. public speaker: hi, this is gloria berry. i'm concerned because the chair said how this can be used for racial purposes, over criminalize black and brown people and the answers given to her is we would monitor that and audit it, whatever. however, the chief keeps mentioning the tenderloin and we know what that means who is down there. there is no mention of the open drug sales at the marina district bars or mission bay bars. as well as political events. until reform is done of the department of the areas they continuously over police and the biases in this department

now you have on union square, all of these where people come in with guns.y come in with guns from the east bay to steal and according to some of the comments, we are supposed to allow them to have free for all. this is stupidity of the highest order. we should have high quality cameras to nip this in the bud. these are high issues and we don't have this discussion and let's get to what happens on the roads or drugs and they are doing those things. >> thank you. >> caller, you have two minutes. public speaker: hi, this is gloria berry. i'm concerned because the chair said how this can be used for racial purposes, over criminalize black and brown people and the answers given to her is we would monitor that and audit it, whatever. however, the chief keeps mentioning the tenderloin and we know what that means who is down there. there is no mention of the open drug sales at the marina district bars or mission bay bars. as well as political events. until reform is done of the department of the areas they continuously over police and the biases in this department

>> it felt like a very stark difference between what we saw last winter in smash-and-grabs in union square and the police response to that type of property crime property that doesn't belong to people that belongs to corporations for says this property crime. >> police also released a statement that reads in part our job is not to just enforce the law, but to ensure everyone is protected by the law, releasing a possible suspect does not mean the investigation is over. in fact, it means the investigation is just beginning. police also say that the car involved was stolen and was later returned to its owner. >> some happy news now happening today, the san francisco low rider council is hosting the king of streets. car show. the event will also feature free covid testing and information about monkeypox. but first love our co is live in san francisco. the details camilla, are they still setting up out there? >> yeah, that's exactly what's happening right now la here at pier at 32 pier 30 32 behind me the way down there. you can see some of the crew, the low riders actually just arriving. some

unanimously approved for the city's legacy business registry, the 114 year old restaurant near union squareins eight other san francisco businesses. to be added to the exclusive list. the registry recognizes and honors longstanding community businesses as valuable cultural assets to the city. now the company's making the registry this summer represent 10 different san francisco neighborhoods. they include glen park, chiropractic, goat hill, pizza, latin bridal and wilcox frozen foods, which is the first frozen food distributor. in the city. congratulations to them. inflation might be causing people to cut back on dining out about americans are still getting their daily cup of coffee with their pastries. the national coffee association says roughly two thirds of americans drink coffee, everyday research shows spending at coffee and pastry shops increased 1.9% in june compared to last year. according to our market research company. the average price of coffee from a cafe is nearly $5 and perfect to go with coffee donuts. krispy kreme is celebrating dogs with its first ever collection of doggy

federal appeals court claiming san francisco police used a network of 300 security cameras and union squareears ago to spy on demonstrators who were protesting the police murder of george floyd, a lower court ruling in favor of the san francisco police and its use of those security camera. the east bay city of brentwood is looking for a new police chief chief thomas hansen says he's retiring next month after 27 years with the brentwood police department . brentwood city manager plans to name a new police chief before chief hansen's last day on the job, which is september 28th authorities slowing down plans to close laguna honda hospital in san francisco. up next with the latest plans mean for hundreds of patients living there and tens of millions of dollars on the line and the continuing disputes. between santa clara and its most high profile company settlement proposal from the 49ers that county officials will be county officials will be considering today. before treating your chronic migraine— 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more you're not the only one with ques

some people are having trouble figuring out how to tell and union square.s going to be open for dinner service wednesday through sundays. yesterday scrapped artemus rocket launch left many people who traveled to florida for liftoff disappointed and now they may not get to see the next attempt. hundreds of thousands of visitors descended on the space coast for the launch. but while the next launch window is friday, hotels say they're already booked up because it's labor day weekend. even so, some people say they are going to try and sit day so they can see this next launch attempt. currently swing by we have our neighbors have been out on vacation, and they're actually coming back a day early so they can try and catch the one on friday. if it happens, i agree. we won't know until we know but we also won't know until we try and we felt like we were in the best position to try to, officials say they have encountered an issue that they had not seen in prior tests. if fridays mornings launches also a no go, there's another launch window on monday afternoon. and

the flag was draped over the equestrian statue of george washington that still sits and union square park. there was a parade passed a jewelry building whose parents stood until five years ago, around wall street and broadway, as the seventh regiment goes off to defend the union. the city is adorned with american flags. so lincoln's he is his victory from the jaws of defeat. one of the days after the pearl, how does the rally the nation? >> let me first say that admiral kimmel did not get a parade. >> the fall guy. >> but franklin roosevelt as i mentioned, just a minute, drop shocked, as i believe he genuinely was, he got a call from winston churchill who said, oh my gosh, what's this about pearl harbor? and he said, yes, it's true, we're on the same boat now. roosevelt had been determined to save britain if he could. land lease, whatever aid he could provide. he comes up with the whole idea of lending a garden hose if your neighbor's house is on fire. well, now is the opportunity to provide all the aid that britain needs and the soviet union to, for that matter, since hitler had inva

>> it felt like a very stark difference between what we saw last winter in smash-and-grabs in union square and the police response to that type of property crime property that doesn't belong to people that belongs to corporations for says this property crime. >> in san francisco, gayle ong kron, 4 news. >> at least 2 reports of credit card skimmers that have been found within the past several days around the bay area. one was found at the 7.11 on 87th street in broad more. that's right. near daly city police say it was on a card reader for about 2 hours after being place there around 5 o'clock in the morning wednesday. police are now looking for the person that we will see here in the surveillance video screenshot. they believe he is responsible. meanwhile, police are also trying to find who put a credit card skimmer at the bank of america on cochrane plaza in morgan hill. that skimmer was discovered august 10th, a small camera and piece of rubber stripping were found inside the atm. we're now learning that the contractor accused of stealing from a flooded san francisco high rise apartment

one is in square plaza in union square plaza in san francisco. the other is at the westfield valley fair mall in san jose. if those end up being too crowded lotion locations will then open up in palo alto, sacramento, modesto and stockton. and these new stores will stay open through the middle of october. just in time for the holiday season. they're going to keep opening up. they're going to stay open through the holidays. they're still in place where you can make it a blockbuster night. rich demuro visits the last blockbuster store in today's tech smart. >> selfies outside smiles inside. i'm having flashbacks of my this is the last blockbuster still operating today in bend, oregon. everything is exactly the same as it was. you know, 20 years ago, sandi harding is general manager. the store still rent movies, but just even just to which, you know, you got to have her daughter. and ironically bend is a city with an emphasis on outdoor activities. people a lot of times the kids because we have terrible wi-fi. that must be why we don't have we have

it says san francisco police used a network of 300 security cameras and union square two years ago tonstrators protesting the police murder of george floyd, a lower court recently ruled in favor of the san francisco police and its use of security cameras. san francisco police now say one person is in custody, accused of killing two people in the bayview district video here comes from citizen app. the shooting happened early saturday morning at a home on in gerson avenue. investigators say they found 47 year old man and 41 year old woman inside the home suffering from gunshot wounds. they later died at a hospital. police arrested 23 year old ervin floor is at the scene. investigators say he's related to the two victims to san jose, where there is a very public battle, playing out about police, staffing and public safety. the union says heavy workloads and low morale are pushing nearly one in every five sworn police officers to consider retiring early or leaving the department. union leaders say the police department is held together with duct tape and overtime today. on mornings on two

one is in union square in san francisco. the other at the westfield valley fair mall in san jose.ose are too crowded locations will end up opening in palo alto, sacramento, modesto and stockton. still ahead, the woman who is accused of that fiery deadly crash that killed several people is now facing murder charges. but family members. >> of the victims had to say e ? get more with nature's bounty. from the first-ever triple action sleep supplement. to daily digestive support. to more wellness solutions every day. get more with nature's bounty. non-gaming tribes have been left in the dust. wealthy tribes with big casinos make billions, while small tribes struggle in poverty. prop 27 is a game changer. 27 taxes and regulates online sports betting to fund permanent solution to homelessness. while helping every tribe in california. so who's attacking prop 27? wealthy casino tribes who want all the money for themselves support small tribes, address homelessness. vote yes on 27. following out of southern california where loved ones gathered over the weekend at the side of that horrific

parade and the flag was draped over the equestrian statue of george washington that still sits in union square park. there was a parade passed a jewelry building whose head amid stood until five years ago around wall street on broadway as the seventh regiment goes off to defend the union. and the city is adorned with american flags. so lincoln sea says victory from the jaws of defeat. what about roosevelt and the days after pearl? how does he rally the nation? >> let me first say that admiral kimmel did not get a parade. after paul harbor. but franklin roosevelt, as i mentioned just a minute ago, was shocked as i believe that he genuinely was. he got a phone call from winston churchill who heard about this on the radio. oh my gosh, what is this about pearl harbor? and he said yes it is true, we are all in the same boat. now roosevelt had been determined to save britain if he could. len whatever aid he could, and he comes up with the whole idea of lending a garden hose of your neighbor's house is on fire. we'll know clearly it is the opportunity to provide all of the aid that britain needs, and

the strand was founded in 1927 by benjamin bass over at fort avenues book road, stretching from union square to astor place before -- after 94 years the strand is the sole survivor now run by third generation owner--we want to thank all of you for your support. without our loyal community of book lovers, authors, like mike and alexis, we wouldn't be here today and we are so appreciative when -- mike duncan for an event to launch his book, a hero of two worlds, the marquee lafayette in the age of revolution. mike duncan is one of the most popular history podcasters in the world and the author of the new york times bestselling book the storm before the storm. his award winning series remains a legendary landmark and the history of podcasting. duncan's ongoing series, revolutions, explores the great political revolutions that have driven the course of modern history. joining mike in conversation tonight is alexis co-, he is a presidential historian and the new york times best selling author of, you never forget your first, a biography of george washington, now out on paperback. and a murder in

so if any republican is again elected to do what scott walker did in wisconsin, eradicate the union square all 40 year employees at the epa bringre inh freshav blood and you won't hav, these problems. but as long as you keep these radicals employed, you can never change course. they'll take out existing nuclear plants, the coal p plants, gas plants. they'll takela out o wealth. f they want toed get rid offf everything. so we're all reliant on the federal government. w can't afford food, gas, oil. t and soo those are the government actually subsidize these costs for us , which means we're not independent, we're not free . wewe>> rely on them. it's insane. o all right. they had jumped through all these hoops for this. and i'm using this just as any' example of what they're capablee of. this would have reduced strain on the grid. this would have reduced carbon dioxide emissions the way this plant is set up. it's actually brilliantt. i read about it because i was just in minnesota for eight days, so i read the whole thing. it's stunning. and then these activists come in and they roll right thr

patel: as a person who takes the subway every day, the north end of the platform on the union square line, narrowed significantly. if you go to penn station, or the 1-2-3 line, which my father walked on, at 28th and 7th avenue, you go there and you see how narrow the platforms are, i cannot fathom why anyone would prioritize a rail freight eternal would also require an intermodal on the other side. the assumption that rail freight would be unloaded in brooklyn but then somehow tracked into manhattan anyway. i would prioritize the penn station project, knowing full well that it is an incredibly crowded and congested and important thing for us to increase capacity. i know there is a redevelopment plan but that is not thought up to anyone who ever worked in the private sector. what we had just done is give new york state the power to rezone this thing, take eminent domain. in exchange for payment for the next 60 years. we know that new york city and new york governor's relationship . 10 years from now it may be a republican governor. you have just given away your number one source of in

the situation changed in society at that time when only seven citizens of the then soviet union went to red square in protest against the occupation the soviet union, czechoslovakia, we are talking about the fact that these were the troops of the warsaw pact, and of course this is a very important moment when these troops, and an important moment for this socialist camp, when these troops entered the territory of czechoslovakia, actually interrupted the internal political processes there, which is nothing did not threaten either the soviet union or the country as an ally then in czechoslovakia they even talked about socialism with a human face of the soviet people and the then leadership of the communist party of the soviet union did everything possible to suppress these changes suppress these reforms suppress with the help of military force by and large this can be compared to what happened after 1991 in relation to the former soviet republics which were quite different from the point of view of how they treated their future, and if this future corresponded to the vision of the russian leaders ,

. >> this is just like a shell game you might see in union square and this is just a way for the ceo to go out and raise money you may not get diluted on the common, but you will certainly get diluted on the preferred at some point in the very near future >> amc's shares actually surged just after the news was announced on august 4th, but they are plunging. down 38% today and over 70% off their 52-week high but the company is fsteadfast in its believes and said ape shares will make them a stronger company. guys >> thanks. huge story this morning. coming up in the next hour on tech check, is it time to sell netflix? why one firm says these 40% run we've seen since mid july could be the top stock's at about a two-week low this morning >>> then tomorrow, don't miss an interview with brian armstrong kite rooney will bring that to us we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ wow, we're crunching tons of polygons here! what's going on? where's regina? hi, i'm ladonna. i invest in invesco qqq, a fund that gives me access to the nasdaq-100 innovations, like real time cgi. okay... yeah... oh. don't worry i go

. >> john: some people like jody smith, quoted be i "the new york times," union square manhattan saidel differently. >> if they were eating the fruit and innovative species, the cutis have to go. >> brilliant or criminal. a yankee fan turns a hot dog into a beer straw. it has gone viral. i don't know what the it is but this is disgusting. tyrus, you have five seconds. >> no. i imagine his beer will take like hot dog water? >> john: the crime there is not using a hot dog as a straw, but it's using a straw in a beer. >> thank you. >> sandra: thanks, tyrus. that's it for us. i'm sandra smith. i'm john roberts. >> martha: yum, hot dog beer. good afternoon. i'm martha maccallum. breaking now, israel outraged as president biden steps closer to rejoining the nuclear weapons deal with iran that president trump walk away from. so would that make us safer or would it make the world a more dangerous place? john kirby joins us on

appeals court yesterday it claims san francisco police used a network of 300 security cameras in union squarears ago to spy on demonstrators protesting the police murder of george floyd. a lower court recently ruled in favor of the san francisco police department and its use of security cameras. more information released by san francisco police about a shooting that happened earlier this month. yeah. shots fired shots fired. on august 6th police say officers spotted jose core vera on the mission in the mission district, writing one bicycle while pushing a second bike as police tried to contact him, they say rivera ran, investigators say corpora crouched behind a car while pointing a gun in the officer's direction. officers say he fired at least once, five officers on scene, then fired back. after repeated commands for mr cordero to surrender. tactical arrest plan was developed by the tactical unit and specialist team. the contact officer was replaced by a hostage crisis negotiator. who began speaking to mr corbett. rivera was not hit by officer gunfire. he did surrender and was booked for ass

and john's grill you said i used to work at the front desk in union square. you get a stiff drink and people like me go there it was a crowd and everybody treated you well. the german i can't pronounce i want to say in san francisco i say as a kid you need your fast pass and you can travel the world. they gave me a big buddha beer. it was an experience that only in san francisco i can afford to go to germany without going. and wilcox the history is dope. and i pass by this place every day and i never know what it was. i got ton a true san francisco business that has union labor since day one. i learned something. thank you for small businesses and everything you do. >> i'm interested to learn what vintage distribution equipment is urg public comment. okay. i don't see other commissioners speaking we'll go to public comment. are there public commenters? >> people want to make a line on the side. and take turns that is fine. you are not obligated if you like to we would love to hear from you. on the basis of the amazing jacket alone. approximate because makes m

north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkableonored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach 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