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Station fire delays Central Subway completion
The impact of last month’s Yerba Buena/Moscone station fire is yet another delay for the Central Subway completion. Read More
Leaders have high hopes for Chinatown revitalization with new arts center
City leaders came out Thursday to celebrate the opening of Edge on the Square, a new arts and media center some hope will revitalize Chinatown.Read More
Free Muni rides, including cable cars, all Lunar New Year weekend
Don't tag your Clipper. Don't activate a ticket on the app. This weekend, Muni riders can ride for free as part of Lunar New Year festivities.Read More
8AX, 8BX Bayshore to become first Muni express buses to return in 2022
The 8AX and 8BX Bayshore Express bus routes will be part of the next round of #SFMuni routes to return in early 2022.Read More
Supes, community plead: Restore bus lines connecting Chinatown, southern neighborhoods
Two San Francisco supervisors joined community members on Thursday to demand that the SFMTA bring back key two bus routes.Read More
Police investigate Chinatown graffiti as possible hate crime
Graffiti found in Oakland’s Chinatown last week is being investigated as a possible hate crime, police said Monday. The vandalism occurred at a market on the 300 block of...Read More
Police arrest suspect in dozens of hate crime burglaries, vandalism
San Francisco police have arrested a man believed to have committed more than 30 burglaries and acts of vandalism — all of them considered hate crimes — since April...Read More
Lawmaker secures state funding for new Chinatown arts, media center
Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, on Thursday announced he was able to secure $26.5 million in state funding for a new arts and media center in San Francisco’s Chinatown...Read More
Early morning Chinatown stabbing leaves man in critical condition
A 36-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries in a stabbing early Friday morning in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood, police said. The stabbing was reported around 2:25 a.m. in the area...Read More
Police ask public to help find missing 84-year-old man last seen in Chinatown
Police are asking for help locating an at-risk man who went missing in San Francisco on Wednesday, police said Friday. Wu Deng Jiang, 84, was reported missing from his...Read More
Sunday Streets program relaunches in Chinatown, Hunters Point-Bayview
After a pandemic-canceled 2020, a program returns to San Francisco this month that promotes health and wellness by eliminating cars from some streets for a day. The Sunday Streets...Read More
Mobile vaccination units to serve Chinatown seniors, Treasure Island residents
Late next week, San Francisco’s mobile vaccination team will start administering Covid-19 vaccines to seniors living in Chinatown’s largest public housing complex, city officials announced Friday. The City plans...Read More
SF police say Pinole man filmed child dance group, attempted sexual contact
Police on Friday said a man who regularly filmed a child dance group based out of San Francisco’s Chinatown despite having no ties with the group, tried to contact...Read More
Final bill for Central Subway could blow budget by $130 million
"This isn’t right. ... This is not how business should be operating."Read More
Organizers cancel San Francisco’s famous Chinese New Year Parade
San Francisco’s world-renowned Chinese New Year Parade has been officially canceled for 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organizers announced Sunday. The parade, organized by the San Francisco Chinese...Read More
Crews contain five-alarm Oakland Chinatown building fire
Fire officials said a fifth alarm commercial building fire Wednesday morning in Oakland’s Chinatown has been contained as of 10:10 a.m. An alert was issued at 8:40 a.m. for...Read More
Coby Yee: Remembering the daring, glamorous life of a San Francisco dancing legend
From 1936 to 1970, San Francisco’s Chinese nightclubs were the epitome of Hollywood glamour — with a Bay Area twist: All of the performers were Asian American. The floor...Read More
Behind schedule, Central Subway Project now expected to open by end of 2021
The latest in the Central Subway Project saga is yet another delay. The schedule is now bumped out for another six months. San Francisco’s Central Subway Project, the $1.6...Read More
SF police make third arrest in Chinatown strong-arm robbery
San Francisco police said the three suspects involved lifted a 56-year-old San Francisco man off his feet and threw him to the ground.Read More
Erring on side of caution, SF steps up emergency coronavirus preparation
Although there have been no confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus cases, known as COVID-19, in San Francisco, The City is taking steps to prepare for the potential, officials said at...Read More