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First passengers crowd onto Central Subway trains in major Muni milestone
Testing on weekends until Jan. 1, the Central Subway will soon directly link Chinatown with southern San Francisco neighborhoods. Read More
Rose Pak Chinatown station wins the naming fight, for now
“I don’t think divisiveness is disqualifying from civic recognition. If that were the standard, we’d have to tear down half of the street signs in San Francisco.”Read More
People protest Rose Pak station name ahead of next vote
San Francisco transit officials will meet again Tuesday to debate and vote on what to call the new Central Subway station currently being built in Chinatown. Board members and...Read More
Split SFMTA board punts on naming Chinatown subway station after Rose Pak
The controversy around naming San Francisco’s Chinatown Muni station over Rose Pak has hit a wall, at least for now.Read More
City Hall crowd rallies against ‘Rose Pak Chinatown’ station
A large crowd outside City Hall Monday to rally against a resolution that urges The City to name the under-construction subway station in Chinatown after the late Rose Pak.Read More
Peskin pitches ‘Rose Pak Chinatown’ stop for Central Subway
An effort is on its way again to name San Francisco’s future Chinatown subway station after late community organizer Rose Pak.Read More
SF eyes housing for Chinatown dim sum site
A well-known dim sum restaurant and banquet hall in San Francisco's Chinatown could soon be bought by The City as a future site for affordable housing.Read More
Muni chooses places over people for station names
San Francisco transit officials decided that names of public transit stations should indicate a geographic destination and not be named after people.Read More
Muni mulls policy to name stations after people
A policy opening the door to name Muni transit stations and stops after people is heading to the SFMTA board next month.Read More
SF leaders praise Rose Pak’s passion, advocacy
San Francisco city leaders Monday praised Chinatown community leader Rose Pak for her passionate advocacy, her leadership and her penchant for straight talk.Read More
Rose Pak, fiery champion of Chinatown, dies at 68
Longtime San Francisco Chinatown activist Rose Pak died Sunday at the age of 68.Read More