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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…

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

BART launches new app including real-time departures

BART announced a new app to help riders navigate their way around trains and stations.

5 years ago

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,…

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

8 years ago

Chinese senior scammed of $40k in ‘blessing’

Police said the con was the latest in an ongoing series of scams targeting older Chinese victims.

8 years ago

Museum seeks nickname for beloved rhino

The public is invited to choose a nickname for an ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a rhinoceros.

9 years ago

‘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.

10 years ago

‘Blessing’ ruse scams Chinese community

San Francisco police are warning about yet another “blessing” scam targeting the Chinese community.

10 years ago

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