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len ramirez spoke to some of them about what it means to get a head start on their entrepreneurial dreams. >> reporter: a lot of businesses would love to move into a brick and mortar in downtown san jose, but the cost is too much for many of them. this program allows a lower point of entry so they can get indoors, try out their ideas with a goal of becoming eventually self-sufficient. cutting the ribbon, bringing down the barriers, all part of a big idea in downtown san jose to activate vacant storefronts and give five businesses a helping hand. >> it's wild to see the growth from making these in my kitchen to now having the retail opportunity and not only to sell my handmade candles, but to teach them. >> reporter: marselena castro has one of the pop-ups that just moved into two vacant storefronts on el paseo san antonio. she shares space with two other businesses. across the paseo all five businesses are women-owned. >> three weeks ago this was a completely empty space and now making it our own and space it up, we're so blessed. >> reporter: the program is called moment paseo, collabora
len ramirez spoke to some of them about what it means to get a head start on their entrepreneurial dreams. >> reporter: a lot of businesses would love to move into a brick and mortar in downtown san jose, but the cost is too much for many of them. this program allows a lower point of entry so they can get indoors, try out their ideas with a goal of becoming eventually self-sufficient. cutting the ribbon, bringing down the barriers, all part of a big idea in downtown san jose to activate...
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. >>> really, these are applicable skills that you could transfer them onto anything, just >>> so len ramirez shows us how it is making a comeback on one campus, which is thanks to the dedicated teacher. >> reporter: when they filed into the woodshop class, they're working with their minds and their hands. >> and this is the edge runner. so it is very easy. you just use two hands on it and you just go across the edge of your piece. >> and they are polishing off a new chess board. >> i love this because it is a great thing to be able to put all these big pieces together to make something pretty like this. >> it wasn't long ago that this wood shop was in moth balls, closed for eight years after the previous shop teacher retired and a part of the larger group amid the budget cuts, teacher shortages, and shifting priorities. >> just last summer, this whole spot here was completely filled with desks, chairs. and it was not workable. everything was approached, except for the two machines that were heavy to move. >> they would give kids more options. >> i feel like now is the time for these
. >>> really, these are applicable skills that you could transfer them onto anything, just >>> so len ramirez shows us how it is making a comeback on one campus, which is thanks to the dedicated teacher. >> reporter: when they filed into the woodshop class, they're working with their minds and their hands. >> and this is the edge runner. so it is very easy. you just use two hands on it and you just go across the edge of your piece. >> and they are polishing...
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len ramirez explains how the sky high prices are impacting the bay area families. >> reporter: well housing has always been very expensive in the bay area and especially santa clara county. but now with the price going over $2 million, it just means that dream of homeownership is becoming less and less obtainable for many. by just about any measure, sandra contreras is a success story. at 29 years old, she owns her own business and product line. this month she opened a store front with two other retailers in downtown san jose. but with the median home price now over $2 million, her hoping of ever affording a home here are all, but gone. >> for myself as a 29-year-old entrepreneur, very unrealistic to be able to put a down payment on a $2 million home with two kids surviving, you know, groceries, gas, commute, everything. there is no way. in my life, i don't feel like there is a way to save enough money to put a down payment to that or get close to it. >> reporter: prices are getting higher by the way since the president, michelle perry. >> about 50% of the homes for sale are $2 million or a
len ramirez explains how the sky high prices are impacting the bay area families. >> reporter: well housing has always been very expensive in the bay area and especially santa clara county. but now with the price going over $2 million, it just means that dream of homeownership is becoming less and less obtainable for many. by just about any measure, sandra contreras is a success story. at 29 years old, she owns her own business and product line. this month she opened a store front with...
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as len ramirez shows us, the artist behind it came up with a creative way to get people involved, bringing some color back to their city. >> reporter: this could be one of the largest paint by number projects that you'll ever see. more than a thousand volunteers coming out to contribute their little piece of the painting. it is one of the largest mural projects ever to take place in san jose. it's happening in the street. a giant community canvas all under the watchful eye of lead artist. >> all the paint has been done by volunteers. so i think that's one of the things that's most important about this the community has ownership of what we're doing here, you know. it's not just me. it's for the city and the people. we've got the teal, orange, black and white. >> reporter: jimmy grew up in east san jose and says his art was influenced by the community around him. >> because people are going and coming from the sharks games. this is going to be kind of an entry way for that. and so that is why i chose these colors for the section. >> reporter: he was selected by the non-profit local color do
as len ramirez shows us, the artist behind it came up with a creative way to get people involved, bringing some color back to their city. >> reporter: this could be one of the largest paint by number projects that you'll ever see. more than a thousand volunteers coming out to contribute their little piece of the painting. it is one of the largest mural projects ever to take place in san jose. it's happening in the street. a giant community canvas all under the watchful eye of lead artist....
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len ramirez talked to locals about the small town debate that's now under scrutiny by the state. >> reporter: projects like this always seem to take a little bit longer on the coast side, but in this case with farmworker housing the governor is calling out local officials, accusing them of dragging their feet and threatening to take legal action. the question now is will the governor's strong words have any effect? the project to turn this property at 555 kelly avenue in half moon bay into a 40-unit housing complex for retired farmworkers has become a source of frustration for neighbors like jeannette chang. >> it's just getting railroaded and passed through because of the urgency and because of what happened here a year and a half ago and what they're proposing on that piece of land there i think is too big. >> reporter: disagreements over the size of the project and parking have caused delays and postponement of a vote to approve the project by the city's planning commission. >> i need to spend a little more time thinking through this. >> reporter: but now the political pressure on half mo
len ramirez talked to locals about the small town debate that's now under scrutiny by the state. >> reporter: projects like this always seem to take a little bit longer on the coast side, but in this case with farmworker housing the governor is calling out local officials, accusing them of dragging their feet and threatening to take legal action. the question now is will the governor's strong words have any effect? the project to turn this property at 555 kelly avenue in half moon bay...
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len ramirez reports. >> reporter: it takes a large suitcase filled to the brim to contain all of the letters of acceptance oakland's helms has received from colleges all over the country. >> these are either acceptance letters, financial aid packets. sometimes there's boxes like these that there's t-shirts or different accessories that schools send out. >> reporter: beginning last fall, helms sent out 150 applications to colleges. before long he started hearing back and it became an avalanche of acceptance, big universities, small colleges near and far, almost all he applied to, want him. >> so far i have been accepted into 122 schools and some schools are not out yet. >> reporter: helms' father chris said new letters of acceptance are coming to the mailbox almost every day. >> every day has been a day of surprise and delight. >> reporter: and it's not just acceptance letters. scholarship offers and potential grants have also come in. >> sometimes you get something like this and say yes. >> reporter: helms was born in uganda and lived there until just before high school. he has a 3.9
len ramirez reports. >> reporter: it takes a large suitcase filled to the brim to contain all of the letters of acceptance oakland's helms has received from colleges all over the country. >> these are either acceptance letters, financial aid packets. sometimes there's boxes like these that there's t-shirts or different accessories that schools send out. >> reporter: beginning last fall, helms sent out 150 applications to colleges. before long he started hearing back and it...
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as our len ramirez reports, it's part of a huge project to rebuild anderson reservoir. >> reporter: despite all the rain that we've had this year, the anderson reservoir levels have had to be kept artificially low because the dam itself is not earthquake safe, but this new tunnel, this outlet tunnel that they're building right underneath my feet, is the first major milestone in the retrofit of the dam which will meet the water needs of santa clara county for many years to come. ryan mccartter is walking through a tunnel bored deep into the side of a mountain at anderson reservoir. >> we're basically touching a reservoir with this tunnel. we're below water. >> reporter: the tunnel is almost half a mile long and 200 feet below the anderson floor. it's part of a $2.3 billion project to retrofit santa clara county's largest reservoir to prevent flooding during went years and survive a major earthquake. >> so this is a spray-applied concrete they shoot in. we've got about eight inches of concrete behind here plus these steel ribs every three to five feet. >> reporter: this is the original outlet
as our len ramirez reports, it's part of a huge project to rebuild anderson reservoir. >> reporter: despite all the rain that we've had this year, the anderson reservoir levels have had to be kept artificially low because the dam itself is not earthquake safe, but this new tunnel, this outlet tunnel that they're building right underneath my feet, is the first major milestone in the retrofit of the dam which will meet the water needs of santa clara county for many years to come. ryan...
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but as len ramirez reports, the lanes could come at a cost to merchants. >> reporter: the 16-year-old will ride a bike as his main transportation around his palo alto neighborhood. but when it will come to the el camino, he avoids riding on the street. >> i do ride on the sidewalk just because it feels a lot more comfortable for me rather than riding on the street where cars are right there and it feels a bit dangerous, definitely. >> reporter: he's not alone. in fact many of the people we saw riding bikes in the park section of the el camino did so on the sidewalk. that's because this busy road, which doubles as a state highway 82, has never had bike lanes. but that's about to change. >> we're on the sidewalk now. we would add a bike lane about six feet out. it would have a quick curb separated and temporary curb. and now there is a designated place for the biker. >> reporter: ken kirschner is one of the advocates working with the city of palo alto and caltrans to build bike lanes into a major repaving project coming to the el casino this fall. the finished lanes would look something
but as len ramirez reports, the lanes could come at a cost to merchants. >> reporter: the 16-year-old will ride a bike as his main transportation around his palo alto neighborhood. but when it will come to the el camino, he avoids riding on the street. >> i do ride on the sidewalk just because it feels a lot more comfortable for me rather than riding on the street where cars are right there and it feels a bit dangerous, definitely. >> reporter: he's not alone. in fact many of...
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as len ramirez shows us, her trip to the bay for carnaval is sparking a surge of pride among the local indigenous community. >> reporter: ancient dance traditions passed down from the maya and aztec are kept alive by people like the bay area's lilia. she's a guatemala-ameri can whose family was forced to flee genocide in 1975. and today she credits the face of guatemala's human rights movement and who will be honored as this year's carnaval grand marshal for saving ancient traditions and restoring pride in indigenous cultures. >> she has allowed her people to acknowledge the importance of our rituals, our culture, our ceremonies that have been passed down for thousands and thousands of years and had the potential to be lost during the war. >> reporter: she won the nobel prize in 1992 after dedicating and risking her life to publicize the plight of indigenous people in the guatemala civil war are thousands were killed or vanished. she lost her own father, mother, and brothers to the violence. >> i think she said the quiet things out loud. she spoke up about the violence against indigeno
as len ramirez shows us, her trip to the bay for carnaval is sparking a surge of pride among the local indigenous community. >> reporter: ancient dance traditions passed down from the maya and aztec are kept alive by people like the bay area's lilia. she's a guatemala-ameri can whose family was forced to flee genocide in 1975. and today she credits the face of guatemala's human rights movement and who will be honored as this year's carnaval grand marshal for saving ancient traditions and...
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len ramirez spoke with some of the people trying to keep their cultures alive for the next generation. ♪ >> reporter: for dr. malar batacharia this traditional indian instrument called the serode made sounds that are soothing. >> if they've grown up here, they may have heard it growing up at home. >> reporter: the doctor is a second generation indian american, a physician at ucsf and one of the bay area's top serode players. he's drawn to the music for creativity and relaxation. >> you don't have to necessarily be indian to appreciate that it has a certain touching quality, a kind of some people would say meditating or mesmerizing quality that puts you in a good zone of peaceful thoughts and feelings. >> reporter: it's been played for centuries, but soon it might be discovered by new audiences in the first of its kind cultural exhibit at the king library in san jose called south asians in silicon valley. >> almost 20% of santa clara county is south asian. >> reporter: montra roy is the lead curator of the exhibit which focuses on the people, the music, food and many contributions of
len ramirez spoke with some of the people trying to keep their cultures alive for the next generation. ♪ >> reporter: for dr. malar batacharia this traditional indian instrument called the serode made sounds that are soothing. >> if they've grown up here, they may have heard it growing up at home. >> reporter: the doctor is a second generation indian american, a physician at ucsf and one of the bay area's top serode players. he's drawn to the music for creativity and...
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today len ramirez put his hard had the on and got a look inside a brand new tunnel at the anderson reservoir. >> reporter: despite all the rain we've had this year, the reservoir levels have had to be kept artificially low because the dam itself is not earthquake safe. but the new tunnel, this outlet tunnel they're building right underneath my feet is the first major milestone in the retrofit of the dam that will meet the water needs of santa clara county for many years to come. ryan mccarter is walking through a tunnel bored deep into the side of a mountain at anderson reservoir. >> we're basically touching a reservoir with this tunnel, and we're below water. >> reporter: the tunnel is almost half a mile long and 200 feet below the anderson floor. it's part of a $2.3 billion project to retrofit santa clara county's largest reservoir to prevent flooding in wet years and survive a major earthquake. >> this is a spray apply concrete they shoot in. so we have eight inches of concrete and steel ribs every eight fight. >> reporter: this is the original base of the dam. the new tunnel will dischar
today len ramirez put his hard had the on and got a look inside a brand new tunnel at the anderson reservoir. >> reporter: despite all the rain we've had this year, the reservoir levels have had to be kept artificially low because the dam itself is not earthquake safe. but the new tunnel, this outlet tunnel they're building right underneath my feet is the first major milestone in the retrofit of the dam that will meet the water needs of santa clara county for many years to come. ryan...
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len ramirez has the story. >> weer started so small, but it has grown big exer bigger every year. >> i'll be studying at uc davis. >> reporter: the scholarships were sponsored by small business owner, many of them along east santa clara street. >> we need to help each other out. >> reporter: but one of the recipients, tyler gordon, told the organizers to give his scholarship money to another student. and that's because at 17 tyler is already a millionaire. >> i'm trying to figure out what i'm going to do. >> reporter: he's an internationally known artist, his distinctive portraits often done in a matter of minutes, are sought after by famous athlete, top celebrities, and politicians. his mother, nicole kindell, says the talent turned on like a switch when he was 10. >> he had a dream god told him he could paint. i told him go back to bed. >> how long you been paint something. >> ten months. >> reporter: tyler persisted and became famous as a prodigy and a best-selling author, but despite the fame and fortune, he remains very humble, partly due to his background as one of five kids be
len ramirez has the story. >> weer started so small, but it has grown big exer bigger every year. >> i'll be studying at uc davis. >> reporter: the scholarships were sponsored by small business owner, many of them along east santa clara street. >> we need to help each other out. >> reporter: but one of the recipients, tyler gordon, told the organizers to give his scholarship money to another student. and that's because at 17 tyler is already a millionaire. >>...
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as our len ramirez reports, he bet his savings on a dream that changed the food scene. >> you can see here we're making real barbacoa wrapped in banana leaves. >> reporter: his he's restaurant is a melting pot of foods, flavors, and car length -- and cultures. >> my favorite culture to be immersed in was the mexican culture. >> reporter: he grew up on san jose's east side loving mexican food. >> my first job was in a taco shop as a prep cook. >> reporter: he then went to culinary school and worked in a few more mexican restaurants. there was just one problem, as he became closer to his muslim faith, he couldn't eat many mexican dishes anymore because it wasn't permissible. >> i was going to food trucks and ordering a cheese quesadilla, it was terrible. >> reporter: so he started cooking mexican without lard or pork and used only ethically raised and slaughtered beef. >> i did a lot of my cooking at home to fill that void. a lot of my friends were saying you're really good at this. >> reporter: when covid hit and he was thrown out of work, he gambled his savings to start a food truck.
as our len ramirez reports, he bet his savings on a dream that changed the food scene. >> you can see here we're making real barbacoa wrapped in banana leaves. >> reporter: his he's restaurant is a melting pot of foods, flavors, and car length -- and cultures. >> my favorite culture to be immersed in was the mexican culture. >> reporter: he grew up on san jose's east side loving mexican food. >> my first job was in a taco shop as a prep cook. >> reporter: he...
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as len ramirez shows us, it is sparking pride among the local community and supporters. >> reporter: ancient dance traditions passed down from the maya and aztec are kept alive by people in the bay area. she is a gun take mall lane american whose family was forced to leave the genocide of her people in 1975. today she credits the face of the human rights movement and honored as the carnival grand marshal. >> the traditions were passed down for thousands of years and were lost during the war. >> reporter: she won the nobel prize after dedicating the plight of the guatemalans during the civil war when hundreds were killed or vanished. >> she said the quiet things out loud, spoke up about the violence against indiginous people, women in a country with political unrest. that is a dangerous thing. the fact that she kept going despite all the tragedy was an important piece. as a woman, to speak up. >> we lived in an rather of the genocide, the for terse. >> reporter: she is still speaking up. she was forced to leave her own country and come to the u.s. for a time, she was able to return to
as len ramirez shows us, it is sparking pride among the local community and supporters. >> reporter: ancient dance traditions passed down from the maya and aztec are kept alive by people in the bay area. she is a gun take mall lane american whose family was forced to leave the genocide of her people in 1975. today she credits the face of the human rights movement and honored as the carnival grand marshal. >> the traditions were passed down for thousands of years and were lost during...
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as len ramirez reports, it's part of a huge project to rebuild anderson reservoir. >> despite the rain we had this year, the anderson reservoir levels are artificially low because the dam is not earthquake safe. the new tunnel, the outlet tunnel they are building under my feet is the first major milestone in the retrofit of the dam that meets the water needs of santa clara county for many years to come. ryan mccarter is walking through a tunnel bore deep inside the side of a mountain at anderson reservoir. >> we are below water. >> reporter: it's almost half a mile long and 200 feet below the anderson floor. it's part of a $2.3 billion project to retrofit the largest reservoir to prevent flooding during wet years and survive a major earthquake. >> spray applied concrete that they shoot in. we have about 8 inches of concrete behind me and the steel ribs 3 to 5 feet. >> this is the original outlet. the new tunnel will discharge 15 times more water. it's designed to prevent the dam from spilling over. in 2017, torrents of water gushed over the spillway and led to major flooding on coyote
as len ramirez reports, it's part of a huge project to rebuild anderson reservoir. >> despite the rain we had this year, the anderson reservoir levels are artificially low because the dam is not earthquake safe. the new tunnel, the outlet tunnel they are building under my feet is the first major milestone in the retrofit of the dam that meets the water needs of santa clara county for many years to come. ryan mccarter is walking through a tunnel bore deep inside the side of a mountain at...
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. >> len ramirez spoke to some of the people trying to keep their cultures alive for the next generation. for this traditional indian instrument, it makes sounds that are soothing and sentimental. >> this music really reminds people of home, especially if they have immigrated to this country. but if they have grown up here, they might have heard it growing up at home. >> reporter: he's the second generation of indian american and the physician at ucsf and one of the top players. he's drawn to the music for creativity and relaxation. >> you don't have to necessarily be indian to appreciate that it will have a certain touching quality. the kind of thing that some people would say meditative or sometimes mesmerizing quality that really puts you in the zone. a good zone of peaceful thoughts and feelings. >> reporter: it's been played for century. but soon it might be discovered by new audiences in the first of its kind cultural side at south asians in silicon valley. >> almost 20% of santa clara county is it. >> reporter: and the lead curator of the exhibit, which will focus on the people, t
. >> len ramirez spoke to some of the people trying to keep their cultures alive for the next generation. for this traditional indian instrument, it makes sounds that are soothing and sentimental. >> this music really reminds people of home, especially if they have immigrated to this country. but if they have grown up here, they might have heard it growing up at home. >> reporter: he's the second generation of indian american and the physician at ucsf and one of the top...
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our len ramirez that one man his religion made a lot of food off-limits, so he bet his life savings on a dream that changed everything. >> you can see here we are making real barbecue wrapped in the banana leaves with brisket. the flavor from the banana leaves really gives a nice smokiness. >> reporter: this is a filipino palestinian american his restaurant is a melting pot of foods, flavors, and cultures. >> my favorite culture to be immersed in was the mexican culture. >> reporter: he grew up on san jose's eastside loving mexican food. >> my first job at 14 was in a talk korea as a dishwasher and prep cook. >> reporter: he worked his way through mexican restaurants which led to culinary school in a few more mexican restaurants. there was just one problem. as he became closer to his muslim face, he could not eat many mexican dishes anymore because it was not permissible. >> i was going to food trucks and ordering a cheese quesadilla. it was terrible. >> reporter: he started experimenting, cooking mexican food without lard or pork and used only ethically raised and slaughtered beef. >>
our len ramirez that one man his religion made a lot of food off-limits, so he bet his life savings on a dream that changed everything. >> you can see here we are making real barbecue wrapped in the banana leaves with brisket. the flavor from the banana leaves really gives a nice smokiness. >> reporter: this is a filipino palestinian american his restaurant is a melting pot of foods, flavors, and cultures. >> my favorite culture to be immersed in was the mexican culture....
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as len ramirez shows us, it is sparking pride among the local community and supporters. >> reporter: ancient dance traditions passed down from the maya and aztec are kept alive by people in the bay area. she is a guatemalan-american whose family was forced to leave the genocide of her people in 1975. today she credits the face of the human rights movement and honored as the carnaval grand marshal. >> the traditions were passed down for thousands of years and were lost during the war. >> reporter: she won the nobel prize after dedicating the plight of the guatemalans during the civil war when hundreds were killed or vanished. she lost her father, brothers to the violence. >> she said the quiet things outloud speaking about the violence against indiginous people, women in a country with political unrest. that is a dangerous thing. the fact that she kept going despite all the tragedy was an important piece. as a woman, to speak up. >> we lived in an era of the genocide. >> reporter: she is still speaking up. she was forced to leave her own country and come to the u.s. for a time, she wa
as len ramirez shows us, it is sparking pride among the local community and supporters. >> reporter: ancient dance traditions passed down from the maya and aztec are kept alive by people in the bay area. she is a guatemalan-american whose family was forced to leave the genocide of her people in 1975. today she credits the face of the human rights movement and honored as the carnaval grand marshal. >> the traditions were passed down for thousands of years and were lost during the...
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as we celebrate aapi heritage month, len ramirez were behind the scenes with san jose taiko. >> reporter: when franco imperial his the ancient taiko drum -- >> i feel like there is a relationship happening in terms of connecting with the instrument. >> reporter: it creates a certain sensation. >> that translates to what the audience hears and feels. >> reporter: whether it is a single drum in the studio ♪ were a group of them in the street , creating something people can hear and feel is what san jose taiko has been doing for the past 51 years . >> we all have a heartbeat . and i think that pulse is something that we all tap into where we are doing any kind of drumming. >> reporter: franco joined the group 26 years ago and is the group's longtime artistic director. >> what i am drumming , i feel your joy , bliss. >> reporter: those are some of the feelings that founders of san jose taiko tapped into in 1973 when a new japanese-americ an cultural pride emerged , decades after world war ii and the hardship of interment. >> that generation, i think really struggled and fought to reclaim t
as we celebrate aapi heritage month, len ramirez were behind the scenes with san jose taiko. >> reporter: when franco imperial his the ancient taiko drum -- >> i feel like there is a relationship happening in terms of connecting with the instrument. >> reporter: it creates a certain sensation. >> that translates to what the audience hears and feels. >> reporter: whether it is a single drum in the studio ♪ were a group of them in the street , creating something...
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as len ramirez reports, it's part of a huge project to rebuild anderson reservoir. >> reporter: despite the rain we had this year, the anderson reservoir levels are artificially low because the dam is not earthquake safe. the new tunnel, the outlet tunnel they are building under my feet is the first major milestone in the retrofit of the dam that meets the water needs of santa clara county for many years to come. ryan mccarter is walking through a tunnel bore deep inside the side of a mountain at anderson reservoir. >> we are below water. >> reporter: the tunnel is almost half a mile long and 200 feet below the anderson floor. it's part of a $2.3 billion project to retrofit the largest reservoir to prevent flooding during wet years and survive a major earthquake. >> spray applied concrete that they shoot in. we have about 8 inches of concrete behind me and the steel ribs 3 to 5 feet. >> reporter: this is the original outlet built in 1950 at the base of the dam. the new tunnel will discharge 15 times more water. it's designed to prevent the dam from spilling over. in 2017, torrents of wa
as len ramirez reports, it's part of a huge project to rebuild anderson reservoir. >> reporter: despite the rain we had this year, the anderson reservoir levels are artificially low because the dam is not earthquake safe. the new tunnel, the outlet tunnel they are building under my feet is the first major milestone in the retrofit of the dam that meets the water needs of santa clara county for many years to come. ryan mccarter is walking through a tunnel bore deep inside the side of a...
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and as we celebrate aapi heritage month, our len ramirez went behind the scenes with san jose taiko to hear the meaning behind the music. >> reporter: when franco imperial hits the ancient taiko drum -- >> i feel like there's a relationship happening in terms of connecting with the instrument. >> reporter: -- it creates a certain sensation -- >> and that translates to what the audience hears and feels. . >> reporter: -- and whether it's a single drum in the studio or a group of them in the street, creating something people can hear and feel eis what san jose taiko has been doing for the past 51 years. >> we all have a heartbeat, and i think that pulse is something that we all tap into when we're doing any kind of drumming. >> reporter: franco joined the group 26 years ago and is the group's longtime artistic director. >> when i am drumming, i feel pure joy, bliss. >> reporter: those are some of the feelings the founders of san jose taiko tapped into in 1973 when a new japanese american cultural pride emerged decades after world war ii and the hardship of internment. >> that generation,
and as we celebrate aapi heritage month, our len ramirez went behind the scenes with san jose taiko to hear the meaning behind the music. >> reporter: when franco imperial hits the ancient taiko drum -- >> i feel like there's a relationship happening in terms of connecting with the instrument. >> reporter: -- it creates a certain sensation -- >> and that translates to what the audience hears and feels. . >> reporter: -- and whether it's a single drum in the studio...
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len ramirez with the story to warm your heart on a friday. >> reporter: it takes a large suitcase filled to the brim. to contain all of the letters of acceptance oakland's helms ategeka has received from colleges all over the country. >> so these are either acceptance letters, financial aid packets and sometimes it's boxes like these that there's t-shirts. or different accessories that schools send out. >> reporter: beginning last fall, helms sent out 150 applications to colleges, before long he started hearing back and it became an avalanche of acceptance. big universities, small colleges, near and far; almost all he applied to want him. >> so far, i have been accepted into 122 schools. and some schools are not out yet. >> reporter: helms' father chris says new letters of acceptance are still coming into the mailbox almost every day. >> every day has been a day of surprise. and delight. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and it's not just acceptance letters. scholarship offers and potential grants have also come in. >> sometimes you get something like this and they say yes. [ laughter ] >> repor
len ramirez with the story to warm your heart on a friday. >> reporter: it takes a large suitcase filled to the brim. to contain all of the letters of acceptance oakland's helms ategeka has received from colleges all over the country. >> so these are either acceptance letters, financial aid packets and sometimes it's boxes like these that there's t-shirts. or different accessories that schools send out. >> reporter: beginning last fall, helms sent out 150 applications to...
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ramirez went behind the scenes with san jose taiko to hear the meaning behind the music. >> reporter: when fran toe imperial hits the ancient taiko drum. >> i feel like there's a relationship happening in terms of connecting with the instrument. >> reporter: it creates a certain sensation. >> and that translates to what that audience hears and feels. >> reporter: and whether it's a single drum in the studio -- or a group of them in the street. creating something people can hear and feel is what san jose taiko has been doing for the last 51 years. >> we all have a heartbeat. and i think that pulse is something that we all tap into. when we're doing any kind of drumming. >> reporter: franco joined the group 26 years ago and is the group's longtime artistic director. >> when i am drumming, i feel pure joy. bliss. >> reporter: those are some of the feelings the founders of san jose taiko tapped into back in 1973 when a new japanese american cultural pride emerged decades after world war ii in the hardship of internment. >> that generation i think really struggled and fought to reclaim th
ramirez went behind the scenes with san jose taiko to hear the meaning behind the music. >> reporter: when fran toe imperial hits the ancient taiko drum. >> i feel like there's a relationship happening in terms of connecting with the instrument. >> reporter: it creates a certain sensation. >> and that translates to what that audience hears and feels. >> reporter: and whether it's a single drum in the studio -- or a group of them in the street. creating something...
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and you know as we celebrate aapi heritage month our len ramirez went behind the scenes with san jose taiko to hear more about the meaning and what's behind the music. >> reporter: when franco imperial hits the ancient taiko drum -- >> i feel like there's a relationship happening in terms of connecting with the instrument. >> reporter: -- it creates a certain sensation. >> and that translates to what the audience hears and feels. >> reporter: and whether it's a single drum in the studio -- or a group of them in the street, creating something people can hear and feel is what san jose taiko has been doing for the past 51 years. >> we all have a heartbeat. and i think that pulse is something that we all tap into when we're doing any kind of drumming. >> reporter: franco joined the group 26 years ago and is the group's longtime artistic director. >> when i am drumming, i feel pure joy. bliss. >> reporter: those are some of the feelings the founders of san jose taiko tapped into back in 1973 when a new japanese american cultural pride emerged decades after world war ii and the hardship of
and you know as we celebrate aapi heritage month our len ramirez went behind the scenes with san jose taiko to hear more about the meaning and what's behind the music. >> reporter: when franco imperial hits the ancient taiko drum -- >> i feel like there's a relationship happening in terms of connecting with the instrument. >> reporter: -- it creates a certain sensation. >> and that translates to what the audience hears and feels. >> reporter: and whether it's a...
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our len ramirez spoke to some locals about the debate that's now under scrutiny by the state. >> reporter: the project to turn this property at 555 kelly avenue in half-moon bay into a 40 unit housing complex for retired farm workers has become a source of frustration for neighbors like jeanette chang. >> this is just getting railroaded and passed through because of the urgency. and because of what happened here a year and a half ago. and what they're proposing on that piece of land there, i think is too big. >> reporter: disagreements over the size of the project and parking have caused delays and a postponement of a vote to approve the project by the city's planning commission. >> i need to spend a little more time thinking through this. >> reporter: but now the political pressure on half-moon bay to act just got worse. governor gavin newsom issued a statement saying quote, last year, a deadly shooting brought to light the squalid living conditions of farm workers in half-moon bay. rather than do the right thing and approve badly needed housing for the workers who feed us, a 40 unit com
our len ramirez spoke to some locals about the debate that's now under scrutiny by the state. >> reporter: the project to turn this property at 555 kelly avenue in half-moon bay into a 40 unit housing complex for retired farm workers has become a source of frustration for neighbors like jeanette chang. >> this is just getting railroaded and passed through because of the urgency. and because of what happened here a year and a half ago. and what they're proposing on that piece of land...
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designated bike lanes, but as len ramirez reports the lanes could come at a cost to businesses along the route. >> reporter: 16-year-old reza nasser rides a bike as his main transportation around his palo alto neighborhood. but when it comes to the el camino, he avoids riding on the street. >> i do ride on the sidewalk just because it feels a lot more comfortable for me. rather than riding on the street where cars are right there. and it's a bit -- it feels a bit dangerous definitely. >> reporter: he's not alone. in fact, many of the people we saw riding bikes in the barron park section of the el camino did so on the sidewalk. and that's because this busy road, which doubles as state highway 82, never has had bike lanes. but that's about to change. >> we're on the sidewalk now. we would add a bike lane six feet out. it would have a qwik curb separated by bollards and a temporary curb. and now there's a designated place for the biker. >> reporter: ken kershner with the silicon valley bicycle coalition is one of the advocates working with the city of palo alto and caltrans to build bik
designated bike lanes, but as len ramirez reports the lanes could come at a cost to businesses along the route. >> reporter: 16-year-old reza nasser rides a bike as his main transportation around his palo alto neighborhood. but when it comes to the el camino, he avoids riding on the street. >> i do ride on the sidewalk just because it feels a lot more comfortable for me. rather than riding on the street where cars are right there. and it's a bit -- it feels a bit dangerous...
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len ramirez spoke with one of the first people it will help. a woman who sees it as a chance to get back on her feet. >> reporter: we're about to walk up to my tent. >> reporter: gg is 50 years old and for the last nine months, she's lived in this tent on great oaks parkway. >> this is my tent. >> reporter: she's been on the streets since losing her job during covid in 2020. and for the first time since then, she now has realistic hopes of finally getting into housing. >> i want to go indoors because that's where i need to be. that's where i want to be. that's where i'm comfortable and i feel like i'm safe. and this is -- time. for me. i feel like it's time. >> reporter: and this land just blocks from her tent is where she could live next. san jose mayor matt mahan actually jumped into the driver's seat and took the controls of an excavator with a key new difference. >> this is the first time that san jose has stood up an interim housing solution on private land. and that was because -- [ applause ] >> reporter: projects like this are always be
len ramirez spoke with one of the first people it will help. a woman who sees it as a chance to get back on her feet. >> reporter: we're about to walk up to my tent. >> reporter: gg is 50 years old and for the last nine months, she's lived in this tent on great oaks parkway. >> this is my tent. >> reporter: she's been on the streets since losing her job during covid in 2020. and for the first time since then, she now has realistic hopes of finally getting into housing....
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and on that note, len ramirez shows you the artist behind the project came up with this creative way to get neighbors more involved. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it's one of the largest mural projects ever to take place in san jose. and it's happening in the street. a giant community canvas all under the watchful eye of lead artist jimmy paints. >> all the painting has been done by volunteers and i think one of the things that's most important about this is that the community has ownership of what we're doing here. you know, it's not just me. this is for the city. this is for the people. we got the teal, orange, black and white. >> reporter: jimmy grew up in east san jose and says his art was influenced by the community around him. >> because people, you know, going and coming from sharks' games and this is going to be kind of like an entryway for that. so -- that's why i chose these colors for this section. >> reporter: he was selected by the nonprofit local color and the san jose downtown association which are sponsoring the block-long mural. >> the title of this is "threads woven" and bas
and on that note, len ramirez shows you the artist behind the project came up with this creative way to get neighbors more involved. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it's one of the largest mural projects ever to take place in san jose. and it's happening in the street. a giant community canvas all under the watchful eye of lead artist jimmy paints. >> all the painting has been done by volunteers and i think one of the things that's most important about this is that the community has ownership...
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len ramirez reports and look at that. >> reporter: it takes a large suitcase filled to the brim. contain all of the letters of acceptance's oakland's student has received from colleges all over the country. >> so these are either acceptance letters, financial aid packets and sometimes it's boxes like these that there's t-shirts. or different accessories that schools send out. >> reporter: beginning last fall, hemps sent out 150 applications to colleges, before long he started hearing back and it became an avalanche of acceptance. big universities, small colleges near and far and almost all he applied to want him. >> so far, i have been accepted into 122 schools. and some schools are not out yet. >> reporter: helms' father chris says new letters of acceptance are still coming into the mailbox almost every day. >> every day has been a day of surprise. and delight. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and it's not just acceptance letters. scholarship offers and potential grants have also come in. >> sometimes you get something like this and say yes. [ laughter ] >> reporter: helmings was born
len ramirez reports and look at that. >> reporter: it takes a large suitcase filled to the brim. contain all of the letters of acceptance's oakland's student has received from colleges all over the country. >> so these are either acceptance letters, financial aid packets and sometimes it's boxes like these that there's t-shirts. or different accessories that schools send out. >> reporter: beginning last fall, hemps sent out 150 applications to colleges, before long he started...
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ramirez shows you how it's now making a comeback on one pleasant hill campus thanks to one very dedicated teacher. watch. >> reporter: when these seventh graders file into nicole manasewitsch's wood shop class, they are working with their minds and their hands. >> this is the edge router. so it's -- it's very easy. we just use two hands on it and you just go across the edge of your piece. >> reporter: kyle muller is making drink coasters and autumn kelly is polishing off a new chess board. >> i love wood working. it's really great being able to put all these big pieces together to make something really pretty like this. >> reporter: it was not long ago that this wood shop at valley view middle school in pleasant hill was in moth balls. it was closed for eight years after the previous shop teacher retired. it was part of a larger trend to move away from industrial tech classes in california schools amid budget cuts, teacher shortages and shifting priorities. >> just last summer, this whole spot here was just completely filled with desks and chairs and any kind of leftover stuff. it was jus
ramirez shows you how it's now making a comeback on one pleasant hill campus thanks to one very dedicated teacher. watch. >> reporter: when these seventh graders file into nicole manasewitsch's wood shop class, they are working with their minds and their hands. >> this is the edge router. so it's -- it's very easy. we just use two hands on it and you just go across the edge of your piece. >> reporter: kyle muller is making drink coasters and autumn kelly is polishing off a new...
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designated bike lanes but as len ramirez reports the lanes could be a cost to businesses along the route. >> reporter: 16-year-old rides a bike as his main transportation around his palo alto neighborhood. but when it comes to the elucaine know he avoids siding on the vote. >> i do ride on the sidewalk just because it feels a lot more comfortable for me. rather than riding on the street where cars are right there. and it's a bit -- it feels a bit dangerous definitely. >> reporter: he's not alone. in fact many of the people we saw riding in the barren park section did so on the sidewalk and that's because this busy road which doubles as state highway 82 never had bike lanes. but that's about to change. >> we're on the sidewalk now. we would add a bike lane six feet out. it would have a quick curb separated bollard and temporary curve. and now there's a designated place for the biker. >> reporter: ken with the silicon valley bicycle coalition is one of the advocates working with the city of palo alto and caltrans to build bike lanes into a major repaving project coming to the ale camino th
designated bike lanes but as len ramirez reports the lanes could be a cost to businesses along the route. >> reporter: 16-year-old rides a bike as his main transportation around his palo alto neighborhood. but when it comes to the elucaine know he avoids siding on the vote. >> i do ride on the sidewalk just because it feels a lot more comfortable for me. rather than riding on the street where cars are right there. and it's a bit -- it feels a bit dangerous definitely. >>...
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so our len ramirez spoke to locals about the debate that's now under scrutiny by the state. >> reporter: the project to turn this property at 555 kelly avenue in half-moon bay into a 40 unit housing complex for retired farm workers has become a source soft frustration for neighbors like jeanette chang. >> this is getting railroaded and passed through because of the urgency. and because of what happened here a year and a half ago. and what they're proposing on that piece of land there i think is too big. >> reporter: disagreements over the size of the project and parking have caused delays and a postponement of a vote to approve the project by the city's planning commission. >> i need to spend a little more time thinking through this. >> reporter: but now the political pressure on half-moon bay to act just got worse. governor gavin newsom issued a statement saying quote, last year a deadly shooting brought to light the squall of living conditions of farm workers in half-moon bay. rather than do the right thing and approve badly needed housing for the workers who feed us, a 40 unit comple
so our len ramirez spoke to locals about the debate that's now under scrutiny by the state. >> reporter: the project to turn this property at 555 kelly avenue in half-moon bay into a 40 unit housing complex for retired farm workers has become a source soft frustration for neighbors like jeanette chang. >> this is getting railroaded and passed through because of the urgency. and because of what happened here a year and a half ago. and what they're proposing on that piece of land...
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it's been disspearing over the last few decades and len ramirez is about to show you one pleasant hill campus thanks to one dedicated teacher. >> reporter: when these seventh graders file into nicole's wood shop class, they are working with their minds and their hands. >> this is the edge router. so it's -- it's very easy. we just use two lands on it and you just go across the edge of your piece. >> reporter: kyle muller is making drink coaster and awe term kelly is polishing off a new chess board. >> i love wood working. the really great being able to put all these big pieces together to make something really pretty like this. >> reporter: it was not long ago that this wood shop at valley view middle school in pleasant hill was in moth balls. it was closed for eight years after the previous shop teacher retired. he was part of a larger trend to move away from industrial tech classes in california schools amid budget cuts and teacher shortages and shifting priorities. >> just last summer, this whole spot here was just completely filled with desks and chairs and any kind of leftover stu
it's been disspearing over the last few decades and len ramirez is about to show you one pleasant hill campus thanks to one dedicated teacher. >> reporter: when these seventh graders file into nicole's wood shop class, they are working with their minds and their hands. >> this is the edge router. so it's -- it's very easy. we just use two lands on it and you just go across the edge of your piece. >> reporter: kyle muller is making drink coaster and awe term kelly is polishing...
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len ramirez, thank you all very much this morning for being with us. and we would also like to say that are very honored to be hosting the filipino american veterans of hampton roads, color guard and the philippine cultural center of virginia school of creative and performing arts and the philippine run dala ensemble of virginia. thank you again for being here with this morning. the macarthur memorial has a dynamic mission that unites stewardship of world heritage with a commitment to public access and education and and that includes even the difficult parts of our shared history. so today with our partners the filipino american national historical society of hampton roads and the council of united filipino organizations of tidewater. we are here today to remember a war that has been forgotten by many, an absolutely devastating. and we're also here to reclaim it, to the preservation of this history and to ensure a place in this process to the wider community and especially to our young who are here with us today today, would not have been possible with
len ramirez, thank you all very much this morning for being with us. and we would also like to say that are very honored to be hosting the filipino american veterans of hampton roads, color guard and the philippine cultural center of virginia school of creative and performing arts and the philippine run dala ensemble of virginia. thank you again for being here with this morning. the macarthur memorial has a dynamic mission that unites stewardship of world heritage with a commitment to public...
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as len ramirez is about to show you artist behind that project came up with a creative way to get neighbors activated. >> reporter: it's one of the largest mural projects ever to take place in san jose. and it's happening in the street. a giant community canvas all under the watchful eye of lead artist jimmy paint. >> all the paint has been done by volunteers and i think one of the things that's most important about this is that the community has ownership of what we're doing here. you know, it's not just me. this is for the city. this is for the people. we got the teal, orange, black and white. >> reporter: jimmy grew up in east san jose and says his art was influenced by the community around him. >> because people you know, going and coming from sharks' games and this is going to be kind of like the entryway for that. so -- that's why i chose those colors for this section. >> reporter: he was selected by the nonprofit local color and the san jose downtown association which are sponsoring the block-long mural. >> the title of this is "threads woven" and based on a blanket pattern. but what
as len ramirez is about to show you artist behind that project came up with a creative way to get neighbors activated. >> reporter: it's one of the largest mural projects ever to take place in san jose. and it's happening in the street. a giant community canvas all under the watchful eye of lead artist jimmy paint. >> all the paint has been done by volunteers and i think one of the things that's most important about this is that the community has ownership of what we're doing here....