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Restaurant owner’s assets seized in wage theft case
The owners of a Bay Area restaurant chain have had $1.7 million in assets seized to help pay back 56 employees who were allegedly victims of wage theft while...Read More
Norman Yee rises to helm SF Board of Supervisors
Norman Yee became the Board of Supervisors president after hours of public comment and weeks of speculation.Read More
Blessing scam suspects arraigned after trying to leave country
Two women accused of bilking over $180,000 from members of San Francisco's Chinese community via blessing scams were arraigned Monday.Read More
BART launches new app including real-time departures
BART announced a new app to help riders navigate their way around trains and stations.Read More
Former Micron Technology employees charged with economic espionage
The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that a federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted a government-owned Chinese company, a private Taiwanese company and three Taiwanese citizens on...Read More
SF names school for Ed and Anita Lee
Two San Francisco elementary schools will get new names, one of them honoring the late Mayor Ed Lee.Read More
Former Apple employee pleads not guilty to theft
A former Apple employee who was charged with stealing trade secrets on Thursday pled not guilty to the charges in federal court in San Jose on Monday, according to...Read More
Warning rings out over ’embassy’ phone scam
Just hang up! That was the message from San Francisco law enforcement officials at a public awareness campaign event on Monday in Chinatown to warn the Chinese community of...Read More
Oakland tenants receive $1 million settlement
A judge has approved a $1 million settlement in a lawsuit filed on behalf of tenants of a single room occupancy hotel in Oakland's Chinatown district.Read More
Police round up suspects in 60 Bay Area burglaries
Ten people have been arrested in connection with more than 60 residential burglaries around the Bay Area.Read More
SF mourns loss of first full-time Chinese-American cop
San Francisco police are mourning the passing earlier this month of the first full-time Chinese-American officer in their department.Read More
Conservative group challenges marijuana dispensary permits
A conservative group that unsuccessfully sued San Francisco last year over an open-air urinal at Dolores Park today waded into a fight over permits for three medical marijuana dispensaries.Read More
Fireworks appear to spark house fire that displaced 11
Fireworks appear to have caused a fire that burned an East San Jose home this afternoon, displacing 11 people, including five children.Read More
Cable car operators bring cheer to seniors
Cable car operators and staff from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency brought holiday cheer to seniors inside the transit agency’s headquarters.Read More
Chinese Consulate arsonist sentenced 35 months in prison
A man who confessed to setting a fire to the Chinese consulate in San Francisco almost three years ago was sentenced Wednesday to 35 months in prison.Read More
Search called off for missing trans-Pacific sailor
A search was suspended Wednesday evening for a Chinese sailor who left San Francisco last week in a bid for a world sailing record.Read More
Chinese senior scammed of $40k in ‘blessing’
Police said the con was the latest in an ongoing series of scams targeting older Chinese victims.Read More
Museum seeks nickname for beloved rhino
The public is invited to choose a nickname for an ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a rhinoceros.Read More
‘Blessing scam’ suspect nabbed fleeing for China
A 61-year-old woman was detained in New York as she attempted to flee the U.S. for China.Read More
‘Blessing’ ruse scams Chinese community
San Francisco police are warning about yet another “blessing” scam targeting the Chinese community.Read More