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Public Health
Established in 1899, Chinese Hospital  located at 845 Jackson Street in San Francisco Chinatown has been very valuable to the community as the oldest Chinese community-owned hospital in the U.S. providing health care services in languages and cultural competency.  Photo by Portia Li
Did the Board of Trustees rush to approve hiring a new CEO to lead the 126-year-old Chinese Hospital ?

SAN FRANCISCO — When Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jian Zhang announced her retirement from the 126-year-old Chinese Hospital in a special board meeting in May, a CEO candidate was subsequently recommended and approved by the Board in the same meeting. Leaders and members of the Chinese community have questioned why the Board has not tried to search for the best candidates from outside to lead a crucial institution which has been in financial crisis for years.

Public Safety
Two 14-year-old Chinese American girls were violently assaulted by multiple African American juvenile females outside the Metreon Center on 4th Street on a busy Saturday afternoon, July 26. Photo by Portia Li
An eyewitness account: Asian American women’s fear of hate violence in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO — T. Wong has lived in fear of the newly-emerged hate violence against young Asian American women because she fits in the profiles of those victims in a series of related hair-dragging attacks in San Francisco since early July. She also witnessed the assaults against two 14-year-old Chinese American teenage girls outside the Metreon Center on July 26. 

Opinions
A recall election will be held on September 16, 2025 to decide by District 4 voters if Supervisor Joel Engardio should be removed from office. Courtesy Recall Engardio campaign
Opinion: Joel Engardio betrayed District 4

Joel Engardio’s tenure as Supervisor of District 4 has been marked by a pattern of betrayal. During his campaign, he promised to keep the compromise of the Great Highway as a shared space that most neighbors supported. Yet a year later into his term, he clandestinely drafted a ballot measure with a handful of people to reverse that very compromise, closing the Great Highway for park use and ignoring the overwhelming majority wishes of his own constituents.

Transportation
Broadway in San Francisco Chinatown between Powell and Stockton streets is one of the 33 locations in the city to be installed with automated speed cameras under AB 645. Photo by Portia Li
Automated Speed Camera Program begins to issue citations at 33 locations in San Francisco to drivers for speeding violations

SAN FRANCISCO — On August 5, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) began issuing speeding citations at 33 intersections across the city to drivers who were traveling at least 11 mph over the posted speed limit. The data collected during the period issuing warnings instead of citations indicated that Fulton Street between Arguello Boulevard and 2nd Avenue in the Richmond District stood out, having most drivers to be issued with warnings for speeding violations.

Chinatown
In Chinese Feng Shui practice, a bridge can bring in fortune, prosperity and well-being through connection. For the past 54 years, the Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge has been a good Feng Shui bridge connecting San Francisco Chinatown to the Financial District. The plan approved by the city to renovate Portsmouth Square includes the removal of the pedestrian bridge. Photo by Portia Li
The community opposes the removal of a historic pedestrian bridge with good Feng Shui for renovating Portsmouth Square

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.