Te^n Little Saigon se~ chi'nh thu+'c d-u+o+.c cha^'p thua^.n ? --- theo www.vietnamdaily.com

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Sau mo^.t nga`y nghe nhu+~ng lo+`i ddo^`n dda~i, vie^.c pha?i dde^'n se~ dde^'n: Tha`nh pho^' ta.m tho+`i (?) cha^'p nha^.n danh xu+ng Little Saigon

SAN JOSE (VNNB) - Nhu+~ng lo+`i ddo^`n dda~i do^`n da^.p trong vo`ng 24 tie^'ng ddo^`ng ho^` vu+`a qua ti'nh cho dde^'n 9:00 gio+` to^'i ho^m nay va^~n chi? la` nhu+~ng lo+`i ddo^`n dda~i.

Thu+.c the^', va`o khoa?ng 10 gio+` to^'i nga`y thu+' ba 11 tha'ng 3, NV Kansen Chu xua^'t hie^.n va` dda~ no'i chuye^.n vo+'i dda'm ddo^ng ddang tu. ta^.p ta.i no+i anh Ly' To^'ng tuye^.t thu+.c va` o^ng dda~ tie^'t lo^. mo^.t so^' tin tu+'c ma` theo ddo' nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddang a^u lo ve^` su+'c kho?e cu?a Ly' To^'ng ba('t dda^`u ca?m tha^'y co' mo^.t tia sa'ng hy vo.ng no+i cuo^'i ddu+o+`ng ha^`m.

O^ng Chu cho bie^'t va`o sa'ng nga`y mai (tu+'c sa'ng ho^m nay 12 tha'ng 3), co' the^? la` tru+o+'c khi phie^n ho.p cu?a U?y ban DDi.nh Che^' va` Khoa'ng DDa.i die^~n ra va`o lu'c 2 gio+` chie^`u, o^ng hy vo.ng se~ co' the^? dda.t ddu+o+.c su+. ddo^`ng y' (cu?a dda so^' nghi. vie^n) cha^'p thua^.n cho vie^.c treo nhu+~ng la' phu+o+'n (banner) hay la`m mo^.t co^?ng cha`o (gateway) do.c theo ddu+o+`ng Story ma` tre^n ddo' danh xu+ng Little Saigon se~ ddu+o+.c su+? du.ng.

O^ng cu~ng ba`y to? su+. hy vo.ng la` ne^'u dda.t ddu+o+.c mo^.t su+. ddo^`ng y' nhu+ va^.y ve^` phi'a chi'nh quye^`n thi` o^ng Ly' To^'ng se~ ngu+ng tuye^.t thu+.c va` dde^? cho toa`n the^? nghi. vie^n tha`nh pho^' co' the^m thi` gio+` tha?o lua^.n, ba`n ca~i ha^`u co' the^? co' ddu+o+.c mo^.t quye^'t ddi.nh chung cuo^.c. The^' nhu+ng tho+`i gian dde^'n ro^`i tho+`i gian cu+' tu+` tu+` tro^i qua.

Va`o sa'ng Thu+' Tu+ 12 tha'ng 3, co' tin la` NV Sam Liccardo se~ cho pho^? bie^'n mo^.t va(n thu+ ky' cu`ng vo+'i o^ng Chuck Reed ma` no^.i dung la` se~ cha^'p thua^.n mo^.t gia?i pha'p ta.m tho+`i nhu+ ddo^`ng y' cho co^.ng ddo^`ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t thu+.c hie^.n nhu+~ng la' phu+o+'n hay ca? co^?ng cha`o (gateway) da^~n va`o khu vu+.c thu+o+ng ma.i tre^n ddu+o+`ng Story. To+'i 2 gio+` chie^`u cha(?ng tha^'y mo^.t nghi. vie^n na`o xua^'t hie^.n va` phie^n ho.p cu?a U?y Ban DDi.nh Che^' va` Khoa'ng DDa.i dda~ die^~n ra ddu'ng 2 gio+` chie^`u ta.i pho`ng ho^.i.

Ta.i dda^y, sau khi T.Tr. Chuck Reed lu+o+.c qua chu+o+ng tri`nh nghi. su+. va` kie^?m la.i ca'c va(n kie^.n dda~ ddu+o+.c dde^. tri`nh cho U?y Ban thi` ngoa`i o^ng Reed va` o^ng Richard Doyle, lua^.t su+ tha`nh pho^', kho^ng mo^.t ai kha'c co' trong tay pho' ba?n cu?a mo^.t la' thu+ do o^ng Le^ Va(n Hu+o+'ng ky' te^n, nhu+ng kho^ng dde^` nga`y, ma` T.Tr. Chuck Reed cho bie^'t o^ng chi? nha^.n ddu+o+.c nu+?a tie^'ng ddo^`ng ho^` tru+o+'c khi va`o pho`ng ho.p.

Ca? pho`ng nhu+ ddu+'ng khu+.ng la.i vi` su+. oa'i oa(m na`y. Tuy va^.y la^`n na`y kha'c vo+'i phie^n ho.p nga`y 4 tha'ng 3 vu+`a qua, o^ng Reed dda~ giao cho thu+ ky' la`m the^m nhie^`u pho' ba?n dde^? trao la.i cho ca'c nghi. vie^n kha'c cu~ng nhu+ dde^? ca'c tham du+. vie^n co' the^? la^'y ta^.n tay ha^`u theo do~i va^'n dde^`. Nhu+ng sau ddo', T.Tr. Reed dda~ ddu+a ra y' kie^'n la` va^'n dde^` ba`n tha?o lie^n quan dde^'n vu. danh sa'ch "ma" go^`m ca? tha?y 92 chu+~ ky', ma` o^ng Hu+o+'ng dda~ trao cho NV Sam Liccardo trong phie^n ho.p nga`y 4 tha'ng 3, ca^`n pha?i ddu+o+.c tri` hoa~n dde^'n tua^`n to+'i vi` cho+` phu'c tri`nh tu+` lua^.t su+ tha`nh pho^' va`, theo lo+`i o^ng Reed, "dde^? cho ca'c nghi. vie^n va` nha^n vie^n cu?a ho. co' thi` gio+` cu+'u xe't tu+o+`ng ta^.n" tru+o+'c khi ddem va^'n dde^` ra mo^? xe? trong phie^n ho.p cu?a U?y Ban va`o thu+' tu+ tua^`n to+'i. The^' la` la.i mo^.t la^`n tri` hoa~n. Tuy nhie^n o^ng Reed va^~n da`nh thi` gio+` cho nhu+~ng ai muo^'n pha't bie^?u y' kie^'n.

Le^n tie^'ng trong phie^n ho.p na`y NV Kansen Chu ye^u ca^`u U?y Ban ne^n co' nhu+~ng quye^'t ddi.nh so+'m su?a ho+n vi` ti`nh tra.ng su+'c kho?e cu?a Ly' To^'ng nga`y the^m suy su.p.

Phie^n ho.p cu?a U?y Ban DDi.nh Che^' cha^'m du+'t va`o lu'c 4 gio+` chie^`u cu`ng nga`y va` ca'c tham du+. vie^n ai na^'y ra ngoa`i vo+'i ta^m tra.ng na~o nu`ng cha'n nga^'y ha`nh ddo^.ng ddu+o+.c xem la` thie^'u so^'t sa('ng cu?a o^ng Reed.

Ro+`i pho`ng ho.p, Pho' thi. tru+o+?ng David Cortese dda~ dde^'n ta^.n no+i tha(m ho?i Ly' To^'ng va` hu+'a se~ la`m nhu+~ng gi` co' the^? la`m ddu+o+.c ha^`u ti`m ra mo^.t gia?i pha'p du` la` ta.m tho+`i cho va^'n dde^` ddang no'ng bo?ng va` co' the^? ga^y nguy hie^?m cho ti'nh ma.ng cu?a chie^'n si~ Ly' To^'ng. Su+. vie^'ng tha(m cu?a o^ng Cortese la.i la`m toe' le^n mo^.t tia sa'ng hy vo.ng nhu+ng to+'i gio+` phu't na`y o^ng Cortese mo+'i chi? co' the^? co' ddu+o+.c 3 nghi. vie^n nu+~a ddu+'ng cu`ng mo^.t phi'a. Ga^`n 1 tie^'ng ddo^`ng ho^` sau ddo' NV Pete Constant ghe' tha(m Ly' To^'ng va` o^ng dda~ no'i vo+'i dda'm ddo^ng la` o^ng muo^'n co' 5 phu't no'i chuye^.n rie^ng vo+'i Ly' To^'ng. Kho^ng ai ro~ hai ngu+o+`i dda~ no'i vo+'i nhau nhu+~ng gi` nhu+ng cu+? chi? cu?a NV Constant cu~ng khie^'n cho mo.i ngu+o+`i ca?m tha^'y pha^'n kho+?i pha^`n na`o. Mo.i ngu+o+`i ha^`u nhu+ co' cu`ng mo^.t y' nghi~ ra(`ng i't nha^'t dda~ co' 4 nghi. vie^n nga? theo u?ng ho^. ddo`i ho?i cu?a Ly' To^'ng va` cu?a co^.ng ddo^`ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t. Bo^'n nha^n va^.t ddo' la` ca'c o^ng Pete Constant, Piere Olivera, Kansen Chu va` David Cortese.

Ro^`i la.i co' tin ddo^`n va`o lu'c 5 gio+`, ro^`i 5 gio+` 30 ca? hai o^ng Chuck Reed va` Sam Liccardo se~ ghe' tha(m Ly' To^'ng va` sau ddo' se~ cho ra mo^.t ba?n tin theo ddo' hai nha^n va^.t na`y ddo^`ng y' vie^.c cha^'p thua^.n cho treo ca'c phu+o+'n hay thu+.c hie^.n co^?ng cha`o vo+'i danh xu+ng Little Saigon nhu+ng chi? vo+'i ti'nh ca'ch ta.m tho+`i cho dde^'n khi ho^.i ddo^`ng tha`nh pho^' dda.t ddu+o+.c mo^.t quye^'t ddi.nh chung cuo^.c. Mu.c ddi'ch chi'nh, theo lo+`i ddo^`n dda~i, la` mo^.t khi dda so^' nghi. vie^n ddo^`ng y' gia?i pha'p ta.m tho+`i na`y thi` Ly' To^'ng se~ ngu+ng tuye^.t thu+.c va` hai be^n se~ la`m vie^.c vo+'i nhau dde^? co' the^? ti`m ddu+o+.c mo^.t ma^~u so^' chung cho va^'n dde^`.

Ro^'t cuo^.c, tho+`i gian cu+' tro^i qua va` ma~i dde^'n 6:36 phu't ngu+o+`i ta mo+'i tha^'y NV Liccardo xua^'t hie^.n. O^ng Liccardo dda~ dde^'n tha(?ng le^`u no+i o^ng Ly' To^'ng tuye^.t thu+.c dde^? tha(m ho?i ngu+o+`i chie^'n si~ can tru+o+`ng na`y. Di.p na`y o^ng Liccardo nha^'n ma.nh vo+'i Ly' To^'ng ra(`ng hie^.n tho+`i tha`nh pho^' kho^ng the^? co' mo^.t quye^'t ddi.nh na`o ve^` va^'n dde^` ca^'p mo^.t nga^n khoa?n cho vie^.c thu+.c hie^.n co^?ng cha`o (gateway) va` ne^'u co' quye^'t ddi.nh gi` ve^` va^'n dde^` ta`i chi'nh thi` se~ pha?i cho+` dde^'n khoa?ng tha'ng 6 to+'i dda^y. Rie^ng ve^` va^'n dde^` tha`nh pho^' co' ddo^`ng y' hay kho^ng vie^.c cho thu+.c hie^.n co^?ng cha`o mang danh xu+ng Little Saigon thi` NV Liccardo chi? nha('c ddi nha('c la.i la` o^ng dda~ va` ddang la`m he^'t su+'c mi`nh trong va^'n dde^` na`y, ma(.c du` o^ng kho^ng no'i ro~ la` la`m ca'i gi`, cu~ng nhu+ dda~ kho^ng ddu+a ra mo^.t tie^n ddoa'n na`o ve^` ke^'t qua? ne^'u co'. Tra? lo+`i mo^.t ca^u ho?i cu?a Vie^.t Nam Nha^.t Ba'o la` lie^.u Ho^.i ddo^`ng tha`nh pho^' co' se~ trie^.u ta^.p mo^.t phie^n ho.p kha^?n dde^? gia?i quye^'t va^'n dde^` na`y hay kho^ng, o^ng Liccardo tra? lo+`i "To^i cu~ng kho^ng bie^'t". O^ng cu~ng dda~ tra? lo+`i tu+o+ng tu+. nhu+ va^.y khi ddu+o+.c ho?i la` lie^.u co' ne^n mong ddo+.i mo^.t ke^'t qua? gi` va`o sa'ng nga`y mai hay kho^ng?.

Trong khi ddo' co' tin la` NV Cortese tru+o+'c ddo' dda~ hu+'a se~ quay tro+? la.i dde^? tha(m Ly' To^'ng va` no'i chuye^.n vo+'i qua^`n chu'ng nhu+ng cho to+'i 8 gio+` to^'i ngu+o+`i ta va^~n chu+a tha^'y NV Cortese xua^'t hie^.n.

No'i chung, trong suo^'t buo^?i chie^`u ha`ng tra(m ngu+o+`i co' ma(.t ta.i khu vu+.c dda~ pha?i tra?i qua nhu+~ng gia^y phu't hy vo.ng, ddo+.i cho+`, ro^`i la.i hy vo.ng, ro^`i la.i ddo+.i cho+`,... nhu+ng nhu+~ng ca'nh chim mang tin vui dde^'n cho co^.ng ddo^`ng, va` dda(.c bie^.t cho chie^'n si~ Ly' To^'ng, du+o+`ng nhu+ va^~n co`n lo+?n vo+?n dda^u ddo' chu+a tha^'y lo' da.ng.

Tho+`i gian la.i tro^i dde^? ro^`i dde^'n sau 10 gio+` to^'i ngu+o+`i ta tha^'y o^ng DDo^~ Hu`ng xua^'t hie^.n va` loan ba'o ra(`ng T.Tr. Chuck Reed dda~ ddo^`ng y' se~ cu`ng hai o^ng Sam Liccardo va` David Cortese se~ ky' va`o mo^.t ba?n va(n theo ddo' 3 nha^n va^.t na`y ddo^`ng y' cha^'p thua^.n cho thie^'t du+.ng mo^.t co^?ng cha`o, tu+.a nhu+ mo^.t tru. ba?ng te^n (signage) hay co^?ng cha`o (gateway) mang danh xu+ng Little Saigon ta.i khu'c ddu+o+`ng Story no+i phia' tay tra'i tu+` xa lo^. 101 da^~n va`o la` mo^.t nha` tho+` to lo+'n cu?a ngu+o+`i Phi. Chi tie^'t ve^` vie^.c na`y hie^.n chu+a ro~ ra`ng cho la('m nhu+ng, theo lo+`i o^ng Hu`ng, chi phi' ve^` vie^.c thie^'t du+.ng ba?ng te^n hay co^?ng cha`o na`y se~ do co^.ng ddo^`ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ta.i dda^y tu+. dda`i tho. la^'y. Ho+n nu+~a ba?ng tru. te^n hay co^?ng cha`o na`y se~ ddu+o+.c xem nhu+ ta.m tho+`i trong mo^.t tho+`i gian ke'o da`i tu+` 24 tha'ng cho dde^'n 3 na(m dde^? tu+` nay dde^'n ddo' co^.ng ddo^`ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t co' ddu? tho+`i gian tie^'n ha`nh nhu+~ng thu? tu.c ca^`n thie^'t, trong ddo' co' ca? vie^.c va^.n ddo^.ng ca'c co+ so+? thu+o+ng ma.i va` ca'c cu+ da^n quanh khu vu+.c cha^'p thua^.n danh xu+ng Little Saigon.

Mo^.t cuo^.c ho.p ba'o cu?a T.Tr. Chuck Reed ddu+o+.c du+. tru` se~ die^~n ra no^.i trong nga`y thu+' na(m 13/3/08.