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Completed Geary Rapid Project reconnects mistreated communities
It was a wet Wednesday afternoon at Japantown’s Peace Plaza when San Francisco leaders cut the ribbon to celebrate completion of the Geary Rapid Project. Officials say the project...Read More
San Jose shooting victim dies in city’s fifth homicide of year
One of San Jose’s three unrelated shootings this morning is now a homicide investigation, according to police late Saturday afternoon. On its Twitter page, police said the shooting, in...Read More
Three separate Saturday morning shootings rattle San Jose
A third injury shooting investigation is underway Saturday morning in San Jose, where police responded to two unrelated shootings earlier in the day. Police said shortly after 8 a.m....Read More
Supervisor calls for replacement of vandalized cherry blossom trees
A week after cherry blossom trees in San Francisco’s Japantown were found vandalized, Supervisor Dean Preston and leaders from the city’s Japanese community on Tuesday called for the trees...Read More
Japantown senior complex fire injures one, forces evacuation
One person was injured Saturday night in a fire that was contained to the sixth floor of a senior housing complex.Read More
Firefighters quickly knock down Japantown bank blaze
The cause of a fire early Sunday morning at a California Bank & Trust branch in Japantown is under investigation, the San Francisco Fire Department said via social media....Read More
Officer locates, returns stolen golden retriever
A golden retriever named Lily, stolen Sunday afternoon from a Japantown market, has been found safe near the Tenderloin late Sunday, according to police. The dog was found around...Read More
Golden retriever stolen from Japantown market
Police are searching Sunday night for a dog that disappeared late Sunday afternoon from in front of a Japantown market, police said. At about 5 p.m. Sunday, a woman...Read More
Vallie Brown elevated to District 5 supervisor
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has appointed one of her former legislative aides to be The City's new District 5 supervisor.Read More
Violent robber sentenced to 327 years
A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to 327-years-to-life in prison for a series of violent residential burglaries.Read More
Fatal crash kills Japantown motorcyclist
Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcycle in San Francisco's Japantown Wednesday night.Read More
Firefighters quickly douse Japantown fire
Firefighters quickly extinguished a one-alarm fire at an apartment complex Tuesday morning in San Francisco's Japantown neighborhood.Read More
SF groups will unite to condemn post-election hate crimes
Community organizations in San Francisco's Japantown on Tuesday to show solidarity with minorities targeted with hate crimes since the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president.Read More
Tourist stabbed in head near Japantown
A tourist suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday night when he was stabbed in the head and robbed of his belongings.Read More
Fire displaces San Jose residents
Six people were displaced after a fire burned a San Jose home this morning. The fire was first reported at 8:06 a.m. at 20 E. Taylor St., according to...Read More
Japantown shooting is City’s 2nd 2013 homicide
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old male who was killed while driving near Fillmore and Geary.Read More
Earthquake? No, just Sumo champions
Was that an earthquake that rumbled through Japantown Saturday afternoon? No, but that's a darn good guess.Read More