SAN FRANCISCO — Among the growing number of candidates showing interest in jumping into the race for filling the House seat left by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in January 2027, Saikat Chakrabarti, a tech entrepreneur turned political advisor and first-time candidate, has a very unique story and has received significant media coverage on his campaign for June primary election in 2026.

REDWOOD CITY — The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted 4:1 to appoint Kenneth Binder as the County's new Sheriff leading a law enforcement agency of more than 800 sworn and professional staff and serving 750,000 residents.

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has gradually expanded Waymo's autonomous vehicle service areas to downtown Market Street and San Francisco International Airport (SFO). While Waymo is actively encouraging all ages including seniors trying their robotaxi services.

Our families have lived on San Francisco’s westside for generations. Our families worked long hours - running restaurants, cleaning offices, driving taxis, sewing in garment shops - to save enough to buy modest homes. These houses are not luxuries. They are the foundation of our security, our children’s inheritance, and the hard-earned generational wealth that we fought to build after decades of exclusion and discrimination.

SAN FRANCISCO — Covered California's upcoming annual open enrollment will begin on November 1 and last until January 31 for the 2026 health insurance coverage. The California-State-sponsored agency announced that the average health plan rate was expected to increase 10.3% in 2026. Experts on health care services are concerned that more Californians will become uninsured because of the big raise and affordability.

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco has announced a new $3.6 million low interest loan and grant program to encourage small businesses to fill the vacant storefronts in downtown which includes Union Square, South of Market (SoMa) and the Financial District. Another similar program will be launched soon for the neighborhoods with large Asian communities.

When people turn 65, many face a shift in their health insurance coverage. Some may feel unsettled or frustrated to find out that their Medicaid coverage ends. In this month’s column, we will explain why this happens and what options may still be available.

SAN FRANCISCO — Rita F. Lin has always believed in the U.S. legal system for justice. She has had vast experience in both criminal and civil practice on federal and state levels. But she didn't expect herself one day to become the first Chinese American woman judge in the 175-year history of the U.S. District Court in Northern California.

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Chinatown has a profound history as the oldest Chinatown in North America, the oldest Chinese school for teaching Chinese languages in North America was also established in San Francisco Chinatown in 1888.

SAN FRANCISCO — The pedestrian bridge connected the Hilton Hotel to Portsmouth Square has been an icon and landmark of San Francisco Chinatown for over five decades. It also has had a profound Chinese American history of fighting for representation, providing a peaceful and safe open space for children and seniors, and good Feng Shui bringing in well-being to Chinatown. Leaders and members of the Chinese community have been trying hard to save the bridge from being removed by the city under the approved plan of Portsmouth Square renovation.