april second, april 9th the aim, of course, to get more people vaccinated in chinatown. one of the areas hard hit by the virus. >> in the east bay, the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce along with city officials held a rally denouncing hate kron four's charles clifford was at the event. it has the story. >> the city of oakland has a large asian population on friday morning in chinatown, a rally was held to show support for that community on multiple fronts. in oakland's chinatown on friday city community and business leaders rallied in support of the asian community here and across the country which has seen an increase in racist attacks and violence over the past year. i all forms of racism, violence and racial profiling. >> this has no place in also siding city officials and business leaders also promoted the shop oakland campaign with mayor libby shaft making a specific plea for everyone to support asian own businesses which have been hit hard by the pandemic put your money where your values are. >> and that means shop spend money. >> order delivery or eat outside

many mom and pop stores in oakland chinatown report foot traffic is way down. which means they are struggling, even more. >> with the pandemic and the shutdowns, business has already been slow and now with recent attacks, even less people are coming into chinatown because they have a sense of feeling like, am i going to be next? >> reporter: she runs a flower store on webster street. she says the citizen patrols for sorts of shopper confidence, but many customers are still avoiding this area. >> a feeling of safety, and more people will come back. >> improved safety, increased police patrols, that will make people feel comfortable to shop in chinatown. >> reporter: at this rally to kickoff a campaign urging people to shop at aap i owned businesses, the chinatown chamber of commerce also announced they are looking for donations to buy surveillance cameras to monitor sidewalks and intersections. >> we are able to work with the police department. >> reporter: if looking at photos, we can get the information out to the public to help us solve this crime. they hope

well, there's a new grassroots effort to protect seniors in san francisco's chinatown. some are scared to leave their home due to an increase in attacks. the 11 o'clock news on ktvu. fox two starts now. l case of an attack seniors in san francisco's chinatown are already ready to call for help. hello again. i'm andre scene. yeah, and i'm cristina rendon volunteers passed out whistles and personal alarms to hundreds of people in the city is chinatown you attend. ktvu is amber lee. excuse me. 11 joining us live after speaking with organizer's tonight, christina. organizer's tell me they had to do something to help when older asian folks are being attacked. credit community support for making. their efforts possible, hundreds of low income seniors who live in san francisco chinatown received whistles as a way to protect themselves in cantonese volunteers explained how to use the whistles. provided by hina alvarado morse high school math teacher, she says the recent anti asian violence enraged her a reminder of her korean grandmother being beaten up many years ago. seeing a

they will be in neighborhood specifically patrolling neighborhoods like chinatown. the tl, tinderloin. leyland avenue. they will be the guardians of the community where we know we have a large population of seniors that come out to walk everyday. they come out to do their exercise in the park. they pick up groceries and shop and medication. we will take care of our communities. we will take care of our seniors, all of us. the other part of the program because we know covid-19 has not and the only thing that put seniors in a situation toself isolate. --self isolate. we want them to feel comfortable doing what they have always done anyself help for the elderly delivering over 1 million meals during the pandemic they will have people they will make available to our senior community starting here in chinatown where we will partner seniors with someone who can help walk them and take them to run their errands so they feel safe it takes a village, it really does. what i'm hoping we get out of this is not only the fact that we have seen after the crimes have been committed

. >> now to the east bay where the open chinatown chamber of commerce along with city officials. they held a rally denouncing hate kron four's charles clifford was there and has details. >> the city of oakland has a large asian population on friday morning in chinatown, a rally was held to show support for that community on multiple fronts. in oakland's chinatown on friday city community and business leaders rallied in support of the asian community here and across the country which has seen an increase in racist attacks and violence over the past year. i all forms of racism, violence and racial profiling. this has no place in also inside the city officials and business leaders also promoted the shop oakland campaign with mayor libby shaft making a specific plea. >> for everyone to support asian own businesses which have been hit hard by the pandemic put your money where your values are. >> and that means shop spend money. >> order delivery or eat outside in this beautiful weather at asian owned businesses and businesses in chinatown in new side on throughout our city. we have su

carrying a sign in chinese that translated the residents and for chinatown. these new patrols are in addition to other ones started earlier this year, all in response to the increase in crime here in chinatown. oakland police say it's normal to see an increase during the chinese lunar new year because more people are out and about, giving money as gifts and such. this year, they say it has been more violent. they've seen more strong arm robberies. in one instance, a 91-year-old man was violently knocked to the ground. we asked the president of the east bay organization if he thinks these crimes are racially motivated. here is his translator. >> he said all the people are not bad people. only sometimes they are not like mentally disabled and we cannot say not what i think. >> behe folks coming in and out of your stores, the different cars that are driving by. just, you know, pay attention and be very good witnesses by remembering the descriptions of those people that may look like they don't belong here or have never shopped here before. and even the cars. tak

this is a concerted effort by the chinatown community. she leverage volunteers to create more eyes and ears on the street to partner with our police department as well as the community to keep the merchants and the neighbors say. >>decked out in orange safety vest and happ's the group took its first symbolic lap around chinatown monday morning councilwoman nikki fortunato bass believes a lack of foot traffic in the area during the pandemic. >>may have aided in the uptick in recent violence and feels this is the right move for the area even before the shelter-in-place was officially declared in march of last year. chinatown businesses have been impacted with less foot traffic and so with less people on the streets. it has led to some of these incidents of more a violent crime and so the foot patrols like this one today. i really going to be and let the community know that we're here we're watching were we want to keep our communities safe noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>katie says prof in san francisco, how much an average one bedroom. cost y

many mom and pop stores in oakland and chinatown report foot traffic has weighed down. which means they're struggling even more. >> with the pandemic and the shut down, business has been slow, and now the recent attacks, even less people are coming in to chinatown because they have a sense of feeling like my going to be next? >> reporter: she says the citizen patrols restored some shopper confidence, but many customers are still avoiding this area. >> deftly more people will come back. >> others agree. >> increase police patrols. them that will make people feel comfortable to shop in chinatown. >> reporter: ticking up a campaign urging people to shop at a api owned businesses. >> put your money where your -- >> reporter: they also announced they are looking for donations to buy surveillance cameras to monitor sidewalks and intersections. we are able to work with the police department. >> reporter: everything and photos, we can get information out to the public to help us solve this crime. >> reporter: they hope to have the cameras up and running in a few months. tiffany

>> one i did is police chief, immediately assigned a chinatown liaison officer. i think it's important you have somebody that can communicate with the community. today, i attended a rally to stop crimes against our asian community in chinatown today. because we as a community in oakland take a zero tolerance for hate in the city of oakland. i wanted them to know i am a partner. we have also seen business owners contribute funds to provide additional cameras in the chinatown area. i think this is a real opportunity for oakland to unite around our stance against hate. everyone in our community deserves to live in a safe community but particularly vulnerable communities. >> really revolving door when it comes to this top position. you are the 11th chief in ten years. i'm assuming you would like to stay in the job. what's going to make a difference or? >> i think the biggest difference will be all the things i mentioned at the beginning. can i help reduce and make oakland a safe city? cut out the department finally reach full compliance with the negotiated settlement

>> one i did is police chief, immediately assigned a chinatown liaison officer. i think it's important you have somebody that can communicate with the community. today, i attended a rally to stop crimesagainst our asian community in chinatown today. because we as a community in oakland take a zero tolerance for hate in the city of oakland. i wanted them to know i am a partner. we have also seen business owners contribute funds to provide additional cameras in the chinatown area. i think this is a real opportunity for oakland to unite around our stance against hate. everyone in our community deserves to live in a safe community but particularly vulnerable communities. >> really revolving door when it comes to this top position. you are the 11th chief in ten years. i'm assuming you would like to stay in the job. what's going to make a difference or? >> i think the biggest difference will be all the things i mentioned at the beginning. can i help reduce and make oakland a safe city? cut out the department finally reach full compliance with the negotiated settlement

this is a concerted effort by the chinatown community. she leverage volunteers to create more eyes and ears on the street to partner with our police department as well as the community to keep the merchants and the neighbors say. >>decked out in orange safety vest and happ's the group took its first symbolic lap around chinatown monday morning councilwoman nikki fortunato bass believes a lack of foot traffic in the area during the pandemic. >>may have aided in the uptick in recent violence and feels this is the right move for the area even before the shelter-in-place was officially declared in march of last year. chinatown businesses have been impacted with less foot traffic and so with less people on the streets. it has led to some of these incidents of more a violent crime and so the foot patrols like this one today. i really going to be and let the community know that we're here we're watching were we want to keep our communities safe noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>a one man is dead after a shooting in conquered it happened overnight in

the chamber says half of the chinatown businesses already have surveillance cameras. they say if you are not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to fear. in oakland, da lin, kpix 5. >> the chamber says the new cameras pointing at intersections would be mounted on private businesses. the police will not have access to that live feed and the businesses are only going to share the footage with investigators if a crime actually occurs. >>> kpix 5 is taking a closer look at the attacks on asian americans. and a half hour special, you can catch the replay tonight at 8:00 and 8:30 and monday at 5:30 one cbsn bay area. >>> now to our road to recovery. nasa is back on track to move into the orange tier next week. exciting news. wineries can reopen inside and the possible return of the tourism industry. downtown napa was already busting with excitement yesterday. most of the people around were locals. more restrictions are said to ease next week so one country is expected to see a lot more visitors. >> it was the nature of the beast. it will be a while before we are where we

. >> reporter: with the club in san francisco's chinatown is leading a stop asian hate rally saturday at city hall. >> expecting 3,000-plus in chinatown are living in fear and the violence must be stopped. >> trying to reach out to san francisco and the nation where we're very concerned, seems like it's escalating. >> reporter: event comes after national day of action and healing. in san francisco, rise up with asians rally filled the streets with march, from union square to the embarcadero. concerned about her parents' safety. >> they're arriving tomorrow, they're 74, they're not going anywhere without us. it's really scary. >> reporter: city leaders and community groups also gathered in oakland. >> we stand with our asian community and we will fight for your rights to live in peace, in safety. >> reporter: merchants in oakland's chinatown say attacks are driving people away. >> people are afraid to come to chinatown, especially the elderly, the majority of the customers. >> reporter: people say they will continue to stand up and call for unity. jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> gove

>>chinatown suffered dearly because of the pandemic and the racism so you better believe they can't wait for san francisco to go from purple to red that means they can do indoor dining not what they did in 2019 you can see it still sleepy how often do you see this view of chinatown so empty, but hopefully it won't be empty if san francisco goes from the purple to the red san francisco along with 6 other counties i did this story exactly one week ago, and we thought san francisco would be in the red at that time not going to jinx it but it looks like according to mayor london breed through her tweet she all but intimated that san francisco would move to the red tier which is the second most restrictive tier, let's not get carried away here like you know you got your guard down. but at least it allows wiggle room for businesses in gyms and san francisco you might recall jeans and area the day the gyms opened up it was the day the sky turn red. i mean orange that day you remember that day so that so many people were flocking to the gym, so i know they can't wait for that as well take a look

. >> sy: that solidarity was on display on the streets of chinatown. but tran says this moment reveals a deeper truth: that asian americans have long been left out of the conversation around racism in america. >> there's white folks, there's black folks, and we really have failed to talk about anyone who is not in one of those two groups. what we're seeing now is, asian americans are a surprise in terms of the racial discourse of this country, and it's because of that failure, it's because we've really only had the conversation in this one way where it's a racial binary. i'm really hopeful that this moment means that we will have a continued conversation about what it's like to be an asian american as a racialized community in america. >> sy: it's been months since iona cheng was mugged near her home in oakland. how are you feeling these days? what's your sense of safety? >> i still would prefer not to go out by myself. and that makes me angry, at some point, because i feel like i'm an independent person. i feel like i'm strong. i hope at some point i

stephanie: the most high-profile attack happened in january in the heart of chinatown. a 91-year-old man was captured on video being shoved to the ground. the violence got worse during lunar new year when elders are known to carry envelopes of cash. it was another elder who started the safety patrols. >> there are a lot of different ethnicities, and usually it is very harmonious, but with coronavirus and the economic situation, people are getting desperate. stephanie: he started walking the street last march. >> i can name kung flu. stephanie: then president trump highlighted the origins of the pandemic. >> the chinese vibrant spi -- virus. stephanie: kim tran studies issues of race and social justice movements. she remembers when she noticed a trend. >> there was a burmese family in texas stabbed inside of a sam's club, and that changed with how i engage in public. we started changing whether or not i would walk the dog alone. my mom has stopped going to the atm by herself. there is a very palpable climate of fear. >> i was walking on the sidewalk, and it happened righ

chinatown representatives worry that it could be used against to the elderly. >> we need to consider how this affects the people in the community, especially the victims. >> reporter: there was a response, this would not be lessened against perpetrators who committed violent incidents. the purpose is to clarify state law so that nonviolent cases of theft are not charged as violent felonies. the chinese community is still reeling from yesterday's attacks and say the victim's daughters are heartbroken. >> the family would never expect anything would happen to their father. >> reporter: the president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce has been in contact with the victim's family. his three daughters who live back east. they told him their mother died a few years ago and ever since then their father has been living alone on the same block where the attack happened. he would walk in the neighborhood for exercise every morning and they have been more worried about him contracting covid and then becoming the victim of a violent robbery. an attack that caused injury so severe that

well, there's a new grassroots effort to protect seniors in san francisco's chinatown. some are scared to leave their home due to an increase in attacks. the 11 o'clock news on ktvu. fox two starts now. l case of an attack seniors in san francisco's chinatown are already ready to call for help. hello again. i'm andre scene. yeah, and i'm cristina rendon volunteers passed out whistles and personal alarms to hundreds of people in the city is chinatown you attend. ktvu is amber lee. excuse me. 11 joining us live after speaking with organizer's tonight, christina. organizer's tell me they had to do something to help when older asian folks are being attacked. credit community support for making

birds hired of seeing asians get hurt, had another rally in san francisco's chinatown, the asian american pacific islander community galvanized to fight back with their voices to raise awareness and help prevent future attacks. she sanlu with san francisco's chinese progressive association, says she believes part of the problem lies with what she calls the under re sourcing and communities of color that lack jobs, access to health services and violence prevention education. we really are calling for all levels of government from the city of san francisco to the federal government to immediately reinvest in a community based solutions to safety and for long term investments in the resource is that all commuter colors need the asian american pacific islander community has characterized themselves as historically quiet on the issue of racism, but no more. many taking to the mike to express fear, grief and anger. this is a new day and age. no more micro aggressions, no more. the jokes may or the bullying no more. the teasing no more normalizing anti asian bases. um i'm done with that. the may

continue. >> nbc bay area sharon katsuda live in chinatown. they weren't just talking about the attacks in chinatown, they were talking about the huge one in georgia. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, terry and they said it was not only a time to express grief. it is also a time for healing. they painted on the sidewalk messages of respect and solidarity in chinatown's square and numerous speakers heard stories of sadness and worry over the elderly and the need to make the community feel safe again after even more attacks in the city. families came out to support each other. >> my condolences to the family of the shootings in atlanta, and then i see in the news every day, every week in the bay area. >> i was kind of scared to come out because i didn't know what was going to happen, but i decided to come out. >> we're coming together as asian-americans, as women, as communities of all walks of life to grieve. >> reporter: they also wrote messages of piece for display on the bridge. organizers say it's important to keep the younger generatio

now, and cbsn bay area, oakland's chinatown community fighting back in a new way. new at six, residents and business owners say they are fed up. so they're taking matters into their own hands. kenny choi is live at oakland with the new show of force. >> reporter: it is a different kind of force and people here say that they feel safer now compared to just a few weeks ago. they say more security guards that are armed as well as other factors are changing the situation and making a difference in oakland chinatown. chinatown.k run oaand's and patrol cars, and more armed security guards protecting stores. >> it is not ok

property crimes have long plagued oakland's chinatown. but this past year, strong armed robberies went up. >> they're robbing folks of their money or purses. >> with the economic downturn, there's a lot of vulnerability among a lot of residents. >> reporter: but differentiating between crimes of opportunity and hate crimes against asian-americans is proving to be difficult of. >> district attorney has a special unit on hate crimes. so i hope that as more information becomes available, we'll have more concrete data about that. >> reporter: in oakland, mel issa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> how can you help? nbc bay area and comcast have partnered with the bay area based asian pacific fund. we will provide grants to organizations working to stop attacks against asian-american communities. if you want to donate, any amount helps. we've put a link on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> i'm raj mathai. what happens when you just can't shake the effects of covid? there's no vaccine for that. we'll show you what your options are and tell you abou

this is a concerted effort by the chinatown community. she leverage volunteers to create more eyes and ears on the street to partner with our police department as well as the community to keep the merchants and the neighbors say. >>decked out in orange safety vest and happ's the group took its first symbolic lap around chinatown monday morning. >>councilwoman nikki fortunato bass believes a lack of foot traffic in the area during the pandemic may have aided in the uptick in recent violence and feels this is the right move for the area even before the shelter-in-place was officially declared in march of last year. our chinatown businesses have been impacted with less foot traffic and so with less people on the streets. it has led to some of these incidents of more a violent crime and so the foot patrols like this one today. i really going to be and let the community know that we're here we're watching were we want to keep our communities safe noelle bellow kron 4 news been very pleasant now let's check our 4 zone forecast a meteorologist d

senior christina as a night off hundreds of people gathered in portsmouth square in san francisco's chinatown today, organizers say it was a chance for the community to greet together to honor the eight lives lost in a shooting at three spots in atlanta. ktvu greg liggins has more on their call to action and how the community on the peninsula is responding to the latest tax. on asian americans, their. stop a p i hate now and elderly asian woman was violently robbed in daly city thursday the entire incident captured on security camera incidents like this and others have sparked anti hate rallies like this one outside city hall in daly city saturday, one of several in the bay area police are not yet saying whether the daly city attack was racially motivated or a crime of opportunity. regardless the district attorney is vowing to prosecute to the full. just anyone responsible for such crimes to make sure that everybody out there knows that in san mateo county, daly city sama tail county somebody commits a violent crime like this, they're going to face consequences. they're going to face incarcer

customers avoiding chinatown before a pandemic was declared. trying to survive by pivoting to online sales. an area dominated by big national brands. the whole family is helping. >> my dad being the one man shipping department here. my aunt betty is helping us manage inventory. my mom is also answering emails. my grandmother has become our unofficial marketing girl. >> it's not just chinatown that's struggling to survive. it's small businesses all over this country, including right here in connecticut. we are talking about restaurants and salons and dry cleaners. at least three businesses in just this area have shut down since the start of the pandemic. nationwide, small business revenue, down by about a third. 9.5 million jobs lost. it's a bleak picture. believe it or not, some economists are predicting a bounce back starting this year. >> i think you are going to see the economy start to snap back pretty quickly. >> this man is a professor at brown university and co-director of harvard's opportunity insight. he says that when the pandemic hit

>>a local nonprofit today announced it is its efforts to try to keep oakland's chinatown safe. a newly formed group of foot patrols will serve as the eyes and ears on the streets to help protect merchants and customers can for small belo has more on this program. >>there has been calm some insight than that make the. the community. >>and not safe a recent string of violent attacks on asian elders have put oakland's chinatown merchants and visitors on high alert now local nonprofit the hoist on family association is taking matters into their own hands by bringing a foot patrol program to the streets. this is a concerted effort by the chinatown community to leverage volunteers to create more eyes and ears on the street to partner with our police department as well as the community to keep the merchants and the neighbors say. >>decked out in orange safety vest and happ's the group took its first symbolic lap around chinatown monday morning councilwoman nikki fortunato bass believes a lack of foot traffic in the area during the pandemic. >>may have aided in the uptick in recent vio

but asian owned businesses and businesses in chinatown in new saigon. >> throughout our city. we have such beautiful businesses. we need to support them now. more than ever, mobile ideas on the opportunities for us to build committee improving the quality of life for all of us. >> all right. back live the oakland police department has also increased its presence in chinatown even adding a full-time liaison officer at the rally today. business leaders were calling for more funding for public safety in chinatown and also beefing up their security camera network in that neighborhood. but for now, in the east bay, charles clifford kron 4 news. thank you, charles. >> the san francisco school board has voted to strip vice president alison collins of her title and remove her from all committees kron 4, sarah stinson explains why the board felt that they had to take action. >> the san francisco board of education voted in the first place because of tweets. the reemerge from 2016 from alison collins and they were racist and derogatory towards the asian american community. since then th

oakland's chinatown has been a target. chinatown community activist carl chan has been working to shine the light on the problem. >> expand our patrolling of chinatown, going towards 12, 13 and 14 streets. but of course, it takes more resources. however, i think if that's something we must do, we need to do it. >> reporter: chan also points out that patrolling in chinatown may be pushing the attacks to other areas like the adams point neighborhood. his only wish right now is for police to increase patrolling throughout the city. in oakland, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> just into our newsroom, alaska has become the first state in the country to allow anyone who is 16 or older to get vaccinated. the governor of alaska says expanding eligibility for alaskans will be a game changer. as for governor newsom, he is fighting off a possible recall election. so tonight the stakes were high. he delivered his annual state of the state address. he spoke to the challenges ahead and took a swipe at his critics. here is nbc bay are

>>chinatown businesses have been impacted with less foot traffic and so with less people on the streets. it has led to some of these incidents of more a violent crime. the council woman says with the trolls like these will continue to be visible. >>to let the community know that someone is watching and looking out for them. your arrest in oakland law enforcement calling it significant in the fight against escalating crime in the city kron four's terisa stasio has that story. >>this is pretty you know when you have a violence that increases like we seen a violence increase and you make 7 arrests of people are very targeted as far their activity come in the next day you see a very large reduction in and shotspotter activity. you know that your focus on the right people. >>that's oakland police captain randal wingate and take a look at this besides arresting 7 people over the weekend they confiscated 7 weapons during the arrests, including high powered rifles 7 guns means a of course there's probably thousands of guns. >>but you know those 7 guns in knows wrong hands to take those off the

but effective safety tool, hundreds of low income seniors who live in san francisco chinatown received whistles as. a way to protect themselves. in cantonese, volunteers explained how to use the whistles. they're provided. by hina alvarado morse ah high school math teacher, she says. the recent anti asian. violence enraged her a reminder of her korean grandmother being beaten up many years ago, seeing all that was happening to our agent elders just reminded me of that. and it just made me so sad that i couldn't not help turning anger into action. she tells me she initially bought 200 whistles to distribute that led to a go fund me so far, she says she's been able to buy 9000. each whistle is on a detachable lanyard. this will break apart if somebody tries to grab the lanyard. this'll 71 year old says she's grateful for the whistle. what? well you know how long we're happy now? she tells me she used to take daily walks around chinatown but stopped because she fears being attacked when you yank. get it becomes a loud sound. personal alarms on a key chain were also given out. ah project s

the nightclub is the first to debut in chinatown in decades. the goal is to revitalize the area and pay homage to chinatown's clubs from the '40s and '50s. >> we started construction actually a year ago, and because of covid-19 and all the delay, it's actually kind of overwhelming to us we're given the chance to open today. >> we wish them the best of luck. the club is offering food from a nearby asian fusion restaurant, something that will benefit both businesses. >>> well, there are many things that we like during this pandemic here is a live look in san francisco now. among them, outdoor dining. those parklets have become so popular across the bay area. san francisco issued 1700 permits for restaurants to build those outdoor dining spaces. and it's really transformed neighborhoods. customers love them. and it's been a way for restaurants and bar owners to collaborate and stay open. >> i am determined to make sure that these shared spaces that we all know and love are here to stay in san francisco, even after this pandemic is over. >> a law t

needs close to three quarters of chinatown storefronts closed for part of last year. many are permanently shuttered. nationally asian americans suffered long term unemployed. women throughout last fall and winter, according to the bureau of labor statistics, the san francisco chamber of commerce says attacks against asians have hurt businesses too obviously xenophobia. asian violence that is happening is not helpful to chinatown in the businesses are suffering from that bay area counsel's economic institute that monitors are local economic health, says more women in the bay area lost jobs last year than men. unfortunately you know, there were a few months back in 2020. we're almost all of the job losses were made up. of women. luckily you know, even is locked down as we were january. job losses weren't huge and let's just keep our fingers crossed that as the you know that the vaccine trajectory can continue on its current path and that we can start to get stuff. active business. aziz usual as contra costa and sonoma counties join the rest of the bay area in the red tw

the second one is this fortune cookie charm which i will donate the profits to save our chinatown, which is local grass roots organization. >> that is fantastic. i love the idea and they are so cute. your pieces have been popular shows clopping the bachelorette. including the bachelorette. hate aside, there's been this huge drop in support of those going to those mom and pop shops and smaller shops. >> correct. i think artists are plugged into social media. they have a great way of getting the word out and highlighting specific businesses and everybody has a favorite and it is just about being able to amplify that message and continuing to share and talk about businesses that need our help all right. well, peggy, this is fantastic. $59 for that fortune cookie necklace and all proceeds go to save our chinatown and stop api hate. i really like that little ox >>> all right. thank you so much for joining us today on this interactive show getting answers. today we talked with u.s. senator from california alex padilla about his historic new role and recalling governor gavin newsom, replacing s

. >> fighting back, special training in chinatown amid a growing number of attacks against asian-americans. >>> plus not stepping down but speaking up tonight, embattled san francisco school board member. her message to those wanting her to resign following controversial tweets. also -- >> restaurants setting up more tables but should you take a seat? we talk to doctors. >>> fighting violence with action, volunteer severities to patrol chinatown is gaining momentum, not only are volunteers showing up but learning to confront trouble in new way. jean elle has more on who is hitting the streets and what they're looking for. >> reporter: volunteers showing up to be part of the chinatown safety patrol, hoping to restore a sense of safety to the neighborhood. volunteers learning what to do if they encounter trouble. >> what is going on over there, is everything okay? >> >> reporter: intervening from a distance, just one tool he's teaching to volunteers as people reach out and show up to walk the streets. >> really happy so many people care. >> reporter: saw this video of elder assaulted and kil

san francisco's chinatown, abc7 news. >>> today the california supreme court has ruled that judges must consider a suspects ability to pay when they set bail. in a unanimous decision they said the current bail system violates the constitution. they are rejecting the argument of violates victims rights. the ruling means defendants can get out for free after 48 hours unless they are deemed too dangerous to be release. the decision comes just four months after california voters refused to and cash bail. >>> get ready to make your weekend plans, are meteorologist is here. later th >>> today temperatures did drop because of a cold front that came through. tonight this is a live picture from our tahoe patcher with a knife mix of clouds and sun. as you look at the live doppler, even though it is springlike it is not springlike up there. shown a few passing clouds locally those winds coming up out of the northwest gusting to 23 in half moon bay. it is going to remain on the breezy side this evening. i love the view from our east bay hills camera. 56 degrees in san francisco, mountain view, san

chinatown hospital between 2010 and 2012. they donate food and coupons to other charities and dine and donate events. staff is supportive of this application and a resolution recommending the business be added to the legacy business registry. the second legacy business is for uko. it has been owned by founder uko omori since 1986. [inaudible] and lesser known designers from japan to san francisco. since then, ukos inventory has gone from carrying exclusively design [inaudible] in order to have items affordable to all. further, even though uko only carries women's clothing and accessories, its patrons are wide ranging with regard to race, and socioeconomic background. since moving to hayes valley in 2005, uko has helped dress hundreds of artists. uko has continuously given back to the hayes valley community, from supporting and promoting fellow hayes valley stores to giving back to the larger bay area region, donating clothes to various events and charities. staff is supportive of this application. this concludes my presentati

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plus the latest efforts in oakland's chinatown to keep asian american >>kron 4 is always tracking local stories so here's a look at happening in your neighborhood right now today an east bay nonprofit announced its efforts to keep oakland chinatown safe. a newly formed group of the foot patrollers will now be walking the streets of the area kron four's noelle bellow joins us now with more on this particular program a while. >>hi as the officials say this new foot patrol group is going to be the eyes and ears on the street to keep merchants and customers safe and oakland's chinatown decked out in orange safety vests and hats the group actually took its first a symbolic lap around chinatown this morning. it will be working with the police department in patrolling the area they are hired volunteers through the voice on family association that nonprofit has been serving the community for about 20 years and they say the foot patrol program is just another way they're working to unite the community and health visitors of chinatown to feel more secure. following of course those recent violent

you announced the new street violence intervention program today in collaboration with chinatown groups. >> the way it works is that some of us who grew up in san francisco, we might remember when the guardian angels used to control the history neighborhood, we had issues around crime and communities and they were the watchers of the neighborhood, they would want people to the store, they would be the eyes and ears on the streets, similar to what we need today. we need guardian angels, we need people who are out and about paying very close attention. but also developing relationships with merchants and people who are out there shopping and running errands and picking up medication. the street violence intervention program was started many years ago to help address the issues around gun violence in our communities and to prevent retaliation. these are people who are from these communities, they have relationships and what we did is teamed them up with community youth center, a part of chinatown's effort to work with young people. groups come together with self help for the elderly, makin

the new police chief for oakland police department also added a liaison officer for chinatown in light of these recent attacks but the people here are also taking matters into their own hands, as you saw, hiring their own armed security guards and they say that that is making a difference. >>> this just in minutes ago, we will in santa clara county is opening up a new mass vaccination site in san jose. this one at a roller rink at the east ridge mall, and we expect to learn more at a news conference tomorrow morning at 11:00. we will bring that infoation to you live on cbsn bay area. >>> the state has a new strategy to distribute vaccines, 40% of the supply will be reserved for lower income communities. those doses will be distributed to 400 zip codes statewide. devin fehely has a closer look at this. >> the governor's plan will look at a number of factors, infection rate, household income, education and housing among others, that have faced the greatest impact from the virus. >> we are committing 40%, 40% of all the vaccines into communities and senses and zip codes like the one we ar

chinatown hospital between 2010 and 2012. they donate food and coupons to other charities and dine and donate events. staff is supportive of this application and a resolution recommending the business be added to the legacy business registry. the second legacy business is for uko. it has been owned by founder uko omori since 1986. [inaudible] and lesser known designers from japan to san francisco. since then, ukos inventory has gone from carrying exclusively design [inaudible] in order to have items affordable to all. further, even though uko only carries women's clothing and accessories, its patrons are wide ranging with regard to race, and socioeconomic background. since moving to hayes valley in 2005, uko has helped dress hundreds of artists. uko has continuously given back to the hayes valley community, from supporting and promoting fellow hayes valley stores to giving back to the larger bay area region, donating clothes to various events and charities. staff is supportive of this application. this concludes my presentati

on the heels of a number of attacks in oakld' chinatown. on february 18th, police community liaison members handed out flyers to raise awareness in chine chinese. since then, the effort hasn't let up. >> if anything, we've increased our efforts in patrols and in the ability to respond to the community's needs. >> reporter: according to documents, the three attackers may be tied to multiple other burglaries in the area. the san francisco police officer's association union is offering a $2500 reward for information leading to an arrest. police continue to ask the community to be on alert toy safe. "abc7 news." >>> sfpd continues to encourage those in the community to report these crimes and have set up a chinese language hotline. find it along with a phone number to call at abc7news.com. >>> developing news, washington is on high alert tonight with officials warning that domestic terrorists could be plotting another attack on the capitol building. >> the capitol is fortified like a compound. >> reporter: intelligence analysts have spent week

this is a c ncerted effort by the chinatown community. she leverage volunteers to create more eyes and ears on the street to partner with our police department as well as the community to keep the merchants and the neighbors say. >>decked out in orange safety vest and happ's the group took its first symbolic lap around chinatown monday morning councilwoman nikki fortunato bass believes a lack of foot traffic in the area during the pandemic. >>may have aided in the uptick in recent violence and feels this is the right move for the area even before the shelter-in-place was officially declared in march of last year. chinatown businesses have been impacted with less foot traffic and so with less people on the streets. it has led to some of these incidents of more a violent crime and so the foot patrols like this one today. i really going to be and let the community know that we're here we're watching were we want to keep our communities safe noelle bellow kron 4 news. 6.40 is the time and coming up on the kron 4 morning news in north a family

nbc bay area's sergio quintana reports from san francisco's chinatown. >> reporter: the concern has spread so fast -- >> when we woke up -- >> reporter: members of the united peace collaborative started getting messages -- >> through social media, facebook messenger. we've been getting messages that there's a game that's going around that's a challenge where they slap an asian, and this is very, very disturbing to us. >> reporter: it spread so far and wide that a former reality show contestant who lives in los angeles took to twitter to issue a warning. if anyone is around the bay area, there's a rumor going around that people are playing slap an asian today. please be careful and watch your surroundings. but with no verified incidents of this happening the citizen patrol groups are trying not to cause any problems either. >> as important it is to get the word out and the media is the best platform, there's such a thing as a copycat crime. >> reporter: to avoid any panic over these concerns the united peace collaborative is reminding residents about personal safety practices they should al

our lindsey reiser is in chinatown. >> reporter: there are thousands of people here in chinatown. senator chuck schumer made an appearance, andrew yang did as well they actually had this space space reserved weeks ago, before we saw the tragedy of the shootings in atlanta really, this event is about taking the power back. the ont organizer tells me there are events around the country, they don't want to live in fear anymore. he has lived with racism his entire life. they have seen an uptick recently in fact, his mom calls him before she takes the trash out let's listen to the organizer in his own words. >> we wanted to create an experience for the people where people can feel empowered. they can go home feeling they can go home taking control of their personal world self-defense is obviously important because people are scared we don't want people in fear because when people are in fear, they're crippled, they can't take any action. we want people to be strong, feel how important they are, feel how worthy they are to be here >> reporter: they also want people to frequent the busin

four chinatown businesses, part of the series, the chinatown live, dragon papa dessert and golden gate fortune cookie set up shop. the owners of dragon papa dessert haven't been open since march. they hope it gives them some exposure. >> this almost no foot traffic in chinatown. i lost 90% of the income. now i can do some and turn to online sales. >> the businesses will be in the ferry building the rest of the month. >>> coming up, going down in the history books. the new exhibit in the library of congress one year into the pandemic. >>> a surprise concert by one of the world's most famous musicians. you won't believe what he did just before it. we will take you there. >>> we are tracking the winter blast moving into the bay area. rain crossing through now, strong wind and lowering snow levels heading into tomorrow morning. a closer look at your hour by hour outlook when we come right back. emergency planning for kids. we can't predict when an emergency will happen. so that's why it's important to make a plan with your parents. here are a few tips to stay safe. know how to get in touch

there was another rally today in chinatown where community members came to speak out against a proposed crime bell, sb-82, authored by state senator nancy skinner. they say it would lessen the punishment for crimes like the one earlier this week. >> which will encourage more crime against the entire community, which definitely will be including our asian community. by changing the robbery to petit theft, if the victim -- remember, if the victim is not seriously hurt. >> state senator skinner issued this response saying, quote, if enacted sb-82 will not change or reduce the criminal penalty on violent assaults such as the one that happened tuesday. the purpose of sb-82 is to clarify state law so that nonviolent cases of theft are not charged as violent felonies. >>> and as the bay area confronts issues of race and social justice, we are here to help. jut head to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction for a complete list of local resources. >>> now to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. friday saw the biggest number of travelers pass through tsa screening points in nearly a year, a sign

on the heels of a number of attacks in oakland's chinatown. on february 18th, police community liaison members handed out flyers to raise awareness in chine chinese. since then, the effort hasn't let up. >> if anything, we've increased our efforts in patrols and in the ability to respond to the community's needs. >> reporter: according to documents, the three attackers may be tied to multiple other burglaries in the area. the san francisco police officer's association union is offering a $2500 reward for information leading to an arrest. police continue to ask the community to be on alert to stay safe. in san francisco, dion lim, "abc7 news." >>> sfpd continues to encourage those in the community to report these crimes and have set up a chinese language hotline. find it along with a phone number to call at abc7news.com. >>> developing news, washington is on high alert tonight with officials warning that domestic terrorists could be plotting another attack on the capitol building. >> the capitol is fortified like a compound. >> reporter: intell

a volunteer patrol on the streets of san francisco's chinatown gaining momentum. they're learning to confront potential trouble in a whole new way. "today in the bay's" jean elle has why this mission is personal. >> reporter: volunteers are showing up as part of the safety patrols hoping to restore a sense of safety to the neighborhood. tonight, volunteers are learning a little bit about what to do if they encounter trouble. >> hey, what's going on over there? is everything okay? >> reporter: intervening from a distance. just one tool kawasi simon is teaching chinatown safety patrol volunteers as a growing number of people reach out to organizer forest lu, and show up to walk the streets. >> i'm really happy obviously that there's so many people who care. >> reporter: lu says when he saw this video of an elder assaulted and killed, he had to act. >> you see somebody who looks like someone you know, someone that could be your grandpa, your uncle, you know what i mean, someone that could be your friend's dad, it really hurts. >> reporter: from chinatown, lawrence ta